Finders Peepers

Manufacturer: Taboo Island

SKU: THOR014

Price: $20.00

$100.00 16x20 Limited Edition Giclee - $100 5 in stock
$20.00 8x10 Image Matted to 11x14 - $20 4 in stock
$15.00 5x7 Image Matted to 8x10 - $15 5 in stock
$15.00 8x10 Image Only - $15 4 in stock

Finders Peepers

What little girl has not, at one time in her childhood, dreamed of frolicking about in seas afar.   A single mermaid is quite a dose of feminine energy to be respected and reckoned with in every way.   Her grace and beauty poised proudly as she swirls her shimmering tail through the lacy foam of the shoreline breakers.   In this painting we witness the lore and enchantment of, not one, but four maidens of the briny blue... and they are having quite a celebration on the beach!

We also can see the stunned and baffled expressions of two hopeful pirates whose timing was just a wee off this day. They had heard of this great shipwreck that had happened many moons before and, holding a map to it’s whereabouts, were quite anxious to salvage the promised booty cradled within.

But, fate have it, the mermaids got there first! They have claimed this glorious chest of Spanish treasures that they have pulled from the ships tattered hull. They adorn themselves with string upon string of fine pearls and jewels... and crown themselves all Queens of the sea!   The pirates “peep” from behind, helpless and bewildered. They dare not draw a sword... for all wise seafaring men know to respect the wondrous powers of the maidens of the depths.

A second underlying story about this painting also exists. It was inspired by a true story of four very enchanting little girls. One of them shared their beautiful story with me. They grew up on the same swim team in Louisiana. They spent endless summers pretending they were real mermaids as the Elk’s Club swimming pool, for them, was a great and wondrous sea. They promised they would one day grow up to be the mermaids they had always imagined. Beautiful young women now, this painting bears their likenesses as they are today. Megan, Amy, Heather and Emily, may you see this and know your little wishes did, indeed, come true. It took only the magic of friendship and a childhood dream.

Print Formats:

Limited Edition Fine Art Print - Edition of only 200! - This is a top quality 16x20 giclee fine art print printed on thick watercolor paper. Each is signed and numbered by Thor and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Open Edition Mini Prints - These are smaller high quality prints archivally printed on thick Epson paper. They are available as the print only or double matted with our hand made canvas wrapped mats.

About Thor:

      Tom Thordarson, or "Thor" as he is best known by both collectors of his work and the growing awareness in the art community, can truly take your imagination on a journey unlike any other. His life as an artist began when he was just old enough to hold a pencil. With his mother being an artist as well, she would hand him paper and pencils to "keep him out of mischief," as she would say. The years spent drawing and painting would soon become a powerful tool to communicate his intense imagination and endless spirit of adventure in his career to be.
?      In his own words, Thor explains, "Creating my own entertainment and building my own toys was an activity I was highly encouraged to do as a kid. I learned to believe in the real magic and power of my imagination. I believed that if I could draw something with enough passion and thought, then what would stop it from becoming something I could touch or walk into one day?”?
      "My entire childhood was filled with endless curiosity, drawing and adventure. I loved building tree houses and forts from scrap wood and stuff I could find in my Grandfather's workshop. The experiences that would lead me to what I paint today were inspired by my family's incredibly fun vacations every summer to Hawaii beginning at age 6. I also have two sets of cousins on the Big Island who encouraged me to become a certified diver when I lived with them for many summers growing up as well. So, Hawaii is my second home. I love the sea. I spent endless hours on Maui and Hawaii combing the beaches and climbing trees in the nearby jungles pretending I was a pirate or some ingenious castaway living off the land in a high seas adventure."?
      An honors graduate in Illustration from the prestigious Pasadena Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Thor was immediately discovered by the entertainment/theme park industry which he remained in for 17 years. His imagination and talents have led him to conceive, illustrate and paint concepts for countless rides and attractions with many major entertainment companies. With strong skills in both team leadership and his art, he served as the Director of Attraction Development at MCA Universal Studios, Hollywood and then as a full fledged Disney Imagineer with his role as a Director/Senior Concept Designer.?
      Among his many assignments at Disney was the task of the concept design for one of the main "E-ticket" rides for the new Tokyo Disney Sea theme park in Japan called, "Journey to the Center of the Earth," a top rated thrill ride currently in operation.?
      Residing now in both California and Hawaii, Thor has put aside the entertainment design industry to focus on his art inspired by those early days of tropical adventures that shaped his art and imagination. "I am painting the fantasies and stories now that I imagined all those years sitting on the beaches, diving in the sea or building hideaways in the lush island jungles," Thor explains. "I am hoping that everyone finds these enchanted places, intriguing contraptions or playful characters I am painting now as much fun to look at, as they are for me to paint. Please feel free to step into them. Come by and share some Aloha spirit with me and I will tell you a few magical tales. The tiki torches are all lit and fluttering in the trade winds.... I will see you on the lanai!"

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