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

Hollis Brown Thornton drawing of an erased child with curly blond hair seated in a wooden chair, wearing a red and blue patterned sweater.

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

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