Carl M Thorp

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Carl carried his paintings in his station wagon, in which he often slept. When he was short of funds he would stop by a house and take out his easel, paints and paint a picture of the house and inevitably he was invited in for dinner. He was a very friendly person who married five times. The divorce factor is clearly displayed in his paintings, as every time he was getting a divorce, the skies in his paintings turned dark.

As he aged he moved to Franklinton Louisiana, where he died in 1989. In his last years his paintings lost the texture of his earlier days and sadly in his last few years, arthritis prevented him from holding and guiding the brush. When asked if he had it all to do over, would he change anything his answer was “no, he wouldn't change a thing”. He never made a lot of money, but he never worked a day in his life, he just did what he loved and left the world a treasure trove of great art. Member Society of Western artists and Northern California Artists.

I have been lucky enough to gather a number of his exceptional works and I hope each reader is fortunate enough to someday have one of his works to enjoy or perhaps to see mine in a museum when I join Carl.

Leon S. Gottlieb, a friend.

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