''The child sees everything in a state of newness; he is always drunk.....
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered.'' (Baudelelaire, 1863,)
We can rekindle and rediscover our sense of wonder and amazement of the world around us when we lose ourselves in these euphoric paintings. Samuel Thomas, 29, admits he is a bit of an old soul at heart, but he embraces this element of his personality and admits it’s this quality that inspires him to paint the world around him. ‘Sometimes words just don’t do the story justice – and only a painting will do’ exclaims the artist. As children our imaginations are wild, our ideas are limitless, our energy is boundless, nothing is ever off limits.
'Never lose touch with your sense of wonder about the world – rekindle the wild imaginations we once experienced as children.’ (Samuel Thomas)
Samuel Thomas is a natural observer of the world, and he finds it fascinating to watch the world around him and respond to it in his own unique way. As we grow older we become fixated on the quest of building the perfect life for ourselves, but in doing so we in fact make life harder for ourselves. We are so preoccupied with rushing around and stressing out over our frenetic routines that we sacrifice the present moment being preoccupied with the future prospect of improving our lives. We are hardly ever contented because we are always striving for something - but what?
Sometimes all we need to do to realise how perfect our lives actually are is to slow down and appreciate exactly what it is we are experiencing. This is what Samuel Thomas aims to do with his paintings - to remind people of how much there is to celebrate in their lives already.