GHOSTS
Figures have appeared throughout Thornton’s paintings, drawings, and pigment transfers for more than two decades, often partially erased, obscured, or reduced to silhouettes and fragments.
Marie Antoinette — permanent marker on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2011
Arcade — oil on canvas, 26 x 30 inches, 2013
Leona & Rygar Mountain — permanent marker on paper, 10 x 8 inches, 2020
Bambi — acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, 2011
Memories of a Dying Universe — permanent marker on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2014
Her Dad Got Her Name from the Boston Song — acrylic on canvas, 30 x 26 inches, 2026
Firestarter — acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2019
Heartbeat — permanent marker on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2009
Hold On, Let Me Switch to the Phone in the Kitchen — pigment transfer on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2011
Leona — pigment transfer on paper, 10 x 8 inches, 2015
Unexplained Mysteries of the Universe — pigment transfer on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2010
Colors and the Kids — acrylic on canvas, 26 x 30 inches, 2025
The Future We Remember — pigment transfer print on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2026
Howl — permanent marker on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022
Leona — acrylic on canvas, 40 x 48 inches, 2018