Born in 1937, my father (Thomas C. Custer) trained as an architect before venturing into art sometime in the 1980s. Regrettably, he was diagnosed with severe dementia and passed in a memory care unit in Portland, Oregon in 2019.
I now have all his artwork (100+ highly detailed work) and it is an impressive collection that spans ten years of intensive work on his part. It is in need of organization and exposure. If there is anything that he should be remembered by other than being family, it is by his amazing work that consumed so much of his life.
He may have been a talented artist but he never sold more than a few pieces. I haven’t figured out exactly what I am going to do with all of his work but to forget it or lock it away seems beyond foolish. I might as well burn it. Well Dad, it is now time to do something with your work.
Eventually, I would love to get all of these up on the site so they can receive more exposure. Below is a list of the works I have. It took me a long time to organize and catalog his work after his death. He loved his naming his work and he had the foresight to have each one numbered and dated. I wish he could have seen this list because I don't think he ever saw it organized like this.