Historical Artist Frank Thomas paints the Old West in a very big way. For more than twenty years now, he has sketched and colorfully painted many subjects up to mural size in his studio. His art is purely narrative ... it paints a story set in human drama. "As a realistic artist I am devoted to recreating dramatically, authentically the truth of historical events. My undeniable leanings toward artistic realism were realized through the experience of serving the United States Army as a combat artist in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm. I wish to leave as a legacy my portrayal of human events frozen in time."

LDS Religious Artist Frank Thomas was an official U.S. Army Combat Artist in Vietnam (1967) and one of only two official Army artists sent to the Persian Gulf to paint Operation Desert Storm. His military paintings and art prints of the U.S. Army in battle are thrilling and dramatic, resulting from his combat experiences both as a field artillery officer and as an artist. They give a vision of action as seen through the eyes of a combat artist. His Civil War and Old West "Horse Soldier" paintings and art prints reveal an artist who rides, owns and knows the horse. Frank Thomas' art studio site also offers his religious canvas paintings and art prints placed in LDS Temples and Church buildings. His paintings thus exhibited are a "high-water mark" to which many LDS artists aspire. His large painting, "NAUVOO FAREWELL: The Exodus Begins" was placed in the Nauvoo LDS Temple and Visitors Center. *Please note*: Artist Frank Thomas' studio lithographic art print sales are discontinued from 10 March 2007 until 1 October of 2008. He and his wife are serving for eighteen months in the Ohio-Cleveland Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), at the Kirtland Historic Sites, Kirtland, Ohio. He has set up his art studio and is producing additional LDS historical paintings at that location. Rolled canvas art prints (only) are available and may be purchased by calling Frank at (435) 406-9526 or contact by email wildgoose@crystalpeaks.com .