Fern from the Olympics Negative print by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Thumb tacks and nails by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

           Photogram with Newton background

Sylvan Runkel Wilderness by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The Loess Hills Run 200 miles from Sioux City Iowa to the Missouri border. The Loess Hills are made up of two hundred feet of wind blown glacial silt. This is a photo from my backpacking trip.

Mississippi River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Mississippi River in the state of Mississippi. Willow islands and mile long sandbars. 

Woman with Long Neck by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Lake Superior Storm Head by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The storm was moving across the lake like a giant land crab, with a sheet of rain emitted underneath the darkness of the cloud. When it reached me it rained hard for forty minutes, stinging my eyes. The fog set in and the temperature dropped 20 degrees, my hands started to freeze up. 

Upper Iowa River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                             Decorah, Iowa

Kids from the Upper Iowa River Trip by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

My Father and I used to do annual Upper Iowa River Trips during the 90s, and a few trips in the 2000s. The Upper Iowa River is a National Scenic River. I have paddled this river 14 times, twice from Lime Springs to the Mississippi River. 

Kumm Preserve by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

A beautiful prairie preserve in the state of Iowa for hiking and fishing. Near Grinnel Iowa.

Photogram Fern by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Untitled by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

View from the Chichaqua Bike Trail Baxter Iowa by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The Chichaqua Bicycle Trail is one of the prettier trails I've been on in the state of Iowa. I used to start in Baxter but now I park in Mingo Iowa to make the trip shorter.

Upper Iowa River Bluffton by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

  Upper Iowa River, a National Scenic Riverway

Mississippi River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The Upper Mississippi River meanders through a series of lakes and marshes. At one point I came to a dead stop in a large marsh. I stood up in my boat to get my head above the high marsh grass. I looked around and was surrounded by miles of marsh. Usually I would follow the flow pattern but the flow had come to a dead stop. I was surrounded by deep mud and grass reeds. A painted turtle swam by the boat and disappeared in the grass. Way off in the distance I could see a small speck of dry land, with a picnic table at the edge? I backtracked and headed that way and found the exit into the river again.

Blanco Creature Feature by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Untitled Siena Series by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Horse by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Sprocket by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Hand pulled black and whites from 1984 to 1996.

Untitled Abstract by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Baxter Iowa Rural Area by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Iowa River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

One of my first water scenes from the 1980s. This is the river from the Homestead area.

Ledges State Park by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Olympic National Park Negative Print by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Ocean view through scrub conifers. I hiked in several areas of the park. The park is unique, you get three zones to play in ocean, rain forest, and alpine.

Untitled Face by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

This is a very silly portrait I did in the early 90s. One of several thousand I did in the 80s and 90s in many different styles.

Graphite Study by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

      This is a study for a painting of my Mother.

Pattern by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Little House in Iowa City by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

This is a rental house near the cemetary with the black angel statue. During college my brother rented the property for the year. I would stay here often and go to the Art Museum and visit the Pollack and go use the Art Library at the School.