Tim

Gallery submission · 2026

Tim Morris

Painter · East Syracuse, New York

Works submitted
11 paintings · all available
Media
Acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas
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01Artist statement

My paintings are a depiction of emotion, remembrance, reaction, fear, hope, and fun through color, depth, texture, and lightplay — and an understanding that beneath what we see there are many more layers unseen.

Each canvas is built slowly, often across three to seven years, in dozens of layers of paint and modeling medium that are sanded back, buried, and partially recovered. What survives on the surface is the record of everything that came before it. The paintings change with the light in a room and reward the viewer who stays with them past the first glance.

I began in my family's commercial photography studio and darkroom, where an image was made by hand and you learned to wait for it to appear. That patience is the method. Titles arrive last, once the painting has earned one.

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02Short bio (for wall text and press)

Tim Morris is a painter based in East Syracuse, New York. Working in acrylic, oil, and mixed media at architectural scale, he builds canvases over three to seven years in dozens of layers that are sanded back and partially recovered. His work — including the four-panel series The Seasons — considers memory, weather, and what remains beneath a surface. This is his first submission for exhibition.

03Materials, process, and care

  • Support: stretched canvas, gallery-wrapped; sides finished and ready to hang unframed.
  • Media: acrylic, oil, modeling medium and mixed media, applied in layers with brush, blade, and scrape; selectively sanded between layers.
  • Duration: three to seven years per painting; often forty to one hundred discrete layers.
  • Finish: matte to satin; surfaces are relief-heavy and shift with raking light — best lit from a single angled source.
  • Care: unglazed and unvarnished where noted; handle by the stretcher, avoid pressure on the raised passages.

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04Work list

Plates 1–11. All works available. Dimensions in inches, width × height. Retail prices include gallery commission.

  1. The Seasons — Spring: heavy blue-gray upper band above a warm ivory field

    Plate 1 · The Seasons

    The Seasons — Spring

    Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024

  2. The Seasons — Summer: violet-blue sky above a soft green field with a dark horizon

    Plate 2 · The Seasons

    The Seasons — Summer

    Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024

  3. The Seasons — Autumn: pale blue sky over a sage field flecked with rust

    Plate 3 · The Seasons

    The Seasons — Autumn

    Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024

  4. The Seasons — Winter: quiet field of grays and whites with a soft horizon

    Plate 4 · The Seasons

    The Seasons — Winter

    Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024

  5. Laws — dark grid-like abstract painting in deep grays and blacks with small color accents

    Plate 5

    Laws

    Acrylic and oil on canvas · 48 × 60 in · 2012–2016

  6. Weight — pale luminous field of layered whites and cream with subtle marks

    Plate 6

    Weight

    Acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in · 2014–2020

  7. Blanche — soft pink and peach abstract with subtle red and black marks

    Plate 7

    Blanche

    Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015–2021

  8. Dorathy — dense near-black abstract with hidden flashes of blue and amber

    Plate 8

    Dorathy

    Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2016–2021

  9. Jazz — rhythmic horizontal composition of deep blues, violet, and black bars

    Plate 9

    Jazz

    Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 24 in · 2019–2022

  10. Spring Break — warm yellow and orange field with black and violet edges; summer heat, nostalgia, and poor judgment held in one surface

    Plate 10

    Spring Break

    Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2020–2022

  11. Rabbit — long horizontal panel of textured whites; a hidden rabbit appears in shifting light

    Plate 11

    Rabbit

    Acrylic and modeling medium on canvas · 30 × 72 in · 2022–2024

Retail prices are quoted in USD and include standard gallery commission. The Seasons is $18,000 as a complete set of four.

The Seasons (4 panels) may be exhibited as a set or individually. 7 additional single works span 2012–2026.

05Plates

Full images with three close-up details each, documenting surface and relief.

The Seasons — Spring: heavy blue-gray upper band above a warm ivory field

Plate 1

The Seasons — Spring

Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024 · Available · $5,000

Spring — close-up detail of mottled blue, white, and sage textures with cracked earth-like passagesSpring — close-up detail of delicate green fissures and scattered bright flower-like marksSpring — close-up detail of luminous flower-like accents emerging through pale green and white texture
The Seasons — Summer: violet-blue sky above a soft green field with a dark horizon

Plate 2

The Seasons — Summer

Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024 · Available · $5,000

Summer — close-up detail of violet-blue and white cracked texture above a dark horizon bandSummer — close-up detail of cobalt sky texture, dark horizon, and pale field belowSummer — close-up detail of pale green-white texture with vibrant green edges and airy passages
The Seasons — Autumn: pale blue sky over a sage field flecked with rust

Plate 3

The Seasons — Autumn

Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024 · Available · $5,000

Autumn — close-up detail of layered icy blue-gray and white texture with a soft horizon bandAutumn — close-up detail of cracked white and warm ochre passages below a cool blue-gray fieldAutumn — close-up detail of warm ivory, rust, and soft pink beneath a pale sky
The Seasons — Winter: quiet field of grays and whites with a soft horizon

Plate 4

The Seasons — Winter

Acrylic with modeling medium · 48 × 36 in · 2024 · Available · $5,000

Winter — close-up detail of pale gray-white impasto, cool blue-gray passages, and a soft horizonWinter — close-up detail of icy blue-gray texture and a dark, quiet horizon bandWinter — close-up detail of heavily textured white and gray layers above a pale field
Laws — dark grid-like abstract painting in deep grays and blacks with small color accents

Plate 5

Laws

Acrylic and oil on canvas · 48 × 60 in · 2012–2016 · Available · $8,400

Laws — close-up detail of black grid, cobalt planes, and small red, yellow, and blue marksLaws — close-up detail of layered gray-black grid with yellow, blue, and rust intrusionsLaws — close-up detail of full surface grid with scattered color blocks and scraped texture
Weight — pale luminous field of layered whites and cream with subtle marks

Plate 6

Weight

Acrylic on canvas · 48 × 60 in · 2014–2020 · Available · $9,600

Weight — close-up detail of layered white, cream, and faint graphite marksWeight — close-up detail of subtle impasto, pale ochre, and fine graphite scoringWeight — close-up detail of built-up white relief, pale blue underlayers, and incised lines
Blanche — soft pink and peach abstract with subtle red and black marks

Plate 7

Blanche

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2015–2021 · Available · $5,000

Blanche — close-up detail showing layered pink, peach and red marksBlanche — close-up detail showing soft pink fields and green accentsBlanche — close-up detail showing thick impasto texture
Dorathy — dense near-black abstract with hidden flashes of blue and amber

Plate 8

Dorathy

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2016–2021 · Available · $5,400

Dorathy — close-up detail showing cracked texture, violet layers, and a small blue-and-gold crossDorathy — close-up detail showing intersecting arcs of pale blue and gold over blackDorathy — close-up detail showing deep indigo and sapphire glints in the black field
Jazz — rhythmic horizontal composition of deep blues, violet, and black bars

Plate 9

Jazz

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 24 in · 2019–2022 · Available · $2,500

Jazz — close-up detail of layered blues, violets, and black bars with scraped textureJazz — close-up detail of violet and black bars interlaced with cool bluesJazz — close-up detail of deep blue and black fields sliced by white and violet passages
Spring Break — warm yellow and orange field with black and violet edges; summer heat, nostalgia, and poor judgment held in one surface

Plate 10

Spring Break

Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 48 in · 2020–2022 · Available · $5,000

Spring Break — close-up detail of saturated orange, yellow, and lime layers with scraped textureSpring Break — close-up detail of warm yellow, red, and gray passages with raised ridgesSpring Break — close-up detail of sweeping orange, red, and lime gestures with scraped light
Rabbit — long horizontal panel of textured whites; a hidden rabbit appears in shifting light

Plate 11

Rabbit

Acrylic and modeling medium on canvas · 30 × 72 in · 2022–2024 · Available · $6,400

Rabbit — close-up detail of built-up white texture, subtle marks, and layered surfaceRabbit — close-up detail of raking light across raised white impasto and incised marksRabbit — close-up detail of layered modeling medium, drawn marks, and quiet tonal shifts

06Inquiries

All works are available. Retail prices are listed above and include gallery commission; condition reports, high-resolution files, and studio visits on request.

tim@timpaints.net

Studio: East Syracuse, New York · Works ship crated from the studio.