Can the pounding tide of Charlottesville development be held back with a paintbrush? Oil painter Edward Thomas thinks maybe so, or at least it’s worth a shot. A tireless chronicler of Charlottesville area land- and cityscapes, Thomas is driven as much by inner personal demons and aesthetic concerns as he is by his social and political outlook. Meet this intense, singular painter and view a gallery of his work in Sam Witt’s feature story.
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