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