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Gallery Information
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Welcome.
Dan Thornton's paintings have
been online
since 1997.
About the Owners:
Dan & Zuleica Thornton... |
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Backpackers among the
Aspens, Colorado FOR SALE |
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Dan Thornton received his Bachelor of Art degree and his Utah State
Secondary Education Teaching Certificate from Brigham Young
University in Provo, Utah, . He worked part time as an art instructor
for Mesa College's Continuing Education in Montrose, Colorado. Later
he taught high school art and special education for Provo School
District in Utah.
In the summer of 1990, Dan left teaching to become a self-employed
artist. He worked nine years, full time as a free-lance artist
supporting his family: his wife Zuleica and their four children. Also
during these nine years, Dan became an activist in
environmentally-sustainable community planning and development. He
was a principal team player in the design and construction of an Agrarian
City planned community model that encorperated agricultural,
commercial, residenial, and industrial development centered around
pedestrian-friendly green habitat.
Zuleica Brega is from Venice, Italy, where she studied art &
humanities at CaFoscari University in Venice. From her youth, she had
been exposed to the fine art of Italy. Zuleica's artistic notariety
comes from her oil painting depictions of Italian country side and
community life.
In 1998, Dan and Zuleica moved their family to St. Joseph, Missouri,
where they now reside. Dan went literally to the sky when he hired on
with United Airlines to become a Flight Attendant. Today he flies the
world, takes notes; and when he's back in his home studio he
sketches, writes, and paints. Zuleica is a stay home mom. She has
successfully homeschooled each of her four children. Two have gone on
to college. She his currently painting new Italian village and
landscape paintings soon to be available for purchase on-line.
Together they are well traveled having visited Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, England, Egypt, France, Germany, Holland, Hong
Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Switzerland not to mention travels
throughout the United States -- broadening their perspective on things.
The Gallery's future...
Thornton Gallery will continue to expand, adding more artists and
artwork to the already growing collection. As new pieces are
displayed on-line, perhaps one will be exactly the art you have been
looking for. We certainly hope so.
Ocasionally we sponsor art contests for the younger generation of
artists. The artwork produced for these contests will be displayed
on-line accessible from our main menu. We appreciate your comments so
we can continue to make this site an impressive and interesting
place. We especially thank our customers and appreciate their business.
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