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.
Why I Paint Ghosts →

Marie Antoinette — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2011

Arcade — oil on canvas, 26 × 30 inches, 2013

Leona & Rygar Mountain — permanent marker on paper, 10 × 8 inches, 2020

Bambi — acrylic on canvas, 36 × 48 inches, 2011

Memories of a Dying Universe — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2014

Nintendo Fun Club — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2010

Sunset on a Wall — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2009

Toucan Sams — oil on canvas, 26 × 30 inches, 2010

Unexplained Mysteries of the Universe — acrylic on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2019

Her Dad Got Her Name from the Boston Song — acrylic on canvas, 30 × 26 inches, 2026

Firestarter — acrylic on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2019

Heartbeat — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2009

Hold On, Let Me Switch to the Phone in the Kitchen — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2011

Leona — pigment transfer on paper, 10 × 8 inches, 2015

The Land Between Solar Systems — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2012

The Thing — permanent marker on paper, 10 × 8 inches, 2021

Secrets of the Sea — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2010

Unretouched Proof — permanent marker on paper, 10 × 8 inches, 2013

Unexplained Mysteries of the Universe — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2010

Colors and the Kids — acrylic on canvas, 26 × 30 inches, 2025

The Future We Remember — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2026

Howl — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2022

The Origin of Life on Earth — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2008

Special Season of the Young — acrylic on canvas, 30 × 26 inches, 2026

Thoughts and Powerful Feelings in the Listener — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2025

Leona — acrylic on canvas, 40 × 48 inches, 2018

Too Young To Lie — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2008