tom samek ― original artwork release

image details: Tom Samek, Clean Skin, gouache, 26 x 21.5 cm

Almost three years after his passing, the legacy and quirky humour of Tom Samek lives on. Original artworks by the celebrated Tasmanian artist – some never publicly seen before – are available to purchase on line, or come into the Gallery to view.

Most, like Opening of the Concert Season, are well-known and much-loved having been reproduced as giclee prints.

However, two of Tom’s original watercolours never made it into print and are being unveiled for the first time: “To see these Tom Samek artworks, just to see that fantastic humour again… Oh wow!” In Chef’s Pants and Knife Tom chops up the black and white checks of a cook’s uniform, and he presents the perfect diet for gluttons in Food and Wine Pyramid.

“Tom’s brilliance was incomparable,” Handmark Director Allanah Dopson says. “He exuded life and art!”

“Tom is always remembered by many clients coming into the gallery and telling their stories of how much they loved him and his wonderful sense of humour.” Why not pop into Handmark Gallery where Tom’s unframed artworks can be viewed.