I was born in a small industrial town in western NJ. The architecture of the old factories and mills is still vivid in my mind. The way that buildings and other man made elements collage together to make the fabric of a city or town appeals to me. I try to convey that in my paintings. I went to art school to study painting and left with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. I went on to earn a Masters of Architecture. After a few years working as an architect, I returned to my original plan, and started making paintings of the built environment. Thomas BUCCI has been living in Washington DC and working full time as a professional artist since 1996. It is a green city with lots of parks and low building heights. You can see the sky. I like the sky in my paintings!