Artist Showcase: Mixed Media Artist + Painter Thomas “Detour” Evans

Between the Hues. –Thomas “Detour” Evans — Between the Hues: This piece was from a body of work that was called “Between the Hues.” They were all created from scrap pieces of wood and Amazon boxes. The collection started as just studies on board and then I started making frames for them all. They came out so good that I started making more and ended up making an entire show. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

David Letterman. –Thomas “Detour” Evans — David Letterman: The David Letterman project that I did, where I painted David Letterman and Jay-Z for the promotion of Netflix’s show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman,” was because they found me on Instagram. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Jay-Z. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Coltrane. –Thomas “Detour” Evans — Coltrane: The Coltrane piece was painted for my jazz collection. This collection was showcased in different establishments around town. Mainly Five Points because Five Points was known for its Jazz culture. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Gravity. –Thomas “Detour” Evans — Gravity: Gravity is one of the first sculpture pieces that I ever created. It was actually the first piece I created when I first got accepted to the RedLine Artist Residency program. The piece was for the exhibit “Nice Work if you can get it.” It talked about the life of an artist and all the struggles artists go through throughout their daily lives. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

I Am Beautiful Mural, Tanya. –Thomas “Detour” Evans — I Am Beautiful: This mural was something I created after meeting a close friend of mine and learning her back story. My murals are community based so I always love learning about people’s backgrounds. Her background was really unique. I also included the phrase “I am Beautiful” in multiple languages. Most of the translations came from IG followers. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Home Sweet Montbello. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Play On. –Thomas “Detour” Evans

Artwork provided by the artist.

NAME: Thomas “Detour” Evans
OCCUPATIONS: Graphic Designer, Mixed Media, Muralist, Painter, Sculptor
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado, USA
ART: iamdetour.com | Instagram: @detour303 | YouTube