The gallery shop at Florence Thomas in Downtown West Jefferson, NC, is now stocked with two dozen originals from my 2025 Tiny Skies Ornament Collection and seven small oil paintings. Their spacious storefront on WJ’s idyllic “main street” hosts workshops, art exhibitions and a shop with fine art, regional crafts, and art supplies.
Florence Thomas Art school
10 S. Jefferson Avenue
West Jefferson, NC 28694
florenceartschool.org
(336) 846-3827 | Email gallery
Now Available at Florence Thomas
special pricing for holiday season
“Trying Something New” by Christine Dryden
6×12, original mixed media painting on wood
framed in silver floater frame
Recent Exhibitions:
Sept 2025: Catalyst Solo Show, Charlotte, NC
Original Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas, 10x10
A scene from the entrance of YMCA’s Camp Harrison in Boomer, NC, site of many magical weeks for many Charlotte families.
Past Exhibitions: Midwood Home Tour, May 2024.
Part of the “Road Trip Series” this 11x14 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas features a scene from Ashe County, NC.
Recent Exhibitions:
Sept 2025: Catalyst Solo Show, Charlotte, NC
Dec 2024, Island Art Gallery Miniature Masterpieces Show, Pawley’s Island, SC, *won second place
Jan 2023, Glave Kocen Petit (Richmond), Small Works Exhibition
10×10 Original Oil painting
on gallery-wrapped canvas, unframed
View of Looking Glass Rock, Pisgah National Forest
Blue Ridge Mountains, Brevard, NC
“Loosed of Limits”
12x12, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
An early-evening drive on Highway 221 in West Jefferson, Ashe County, NC.
4×6 original oil painting on Arches Oil Paper
matted and framed behind glass in pale wood 8×10 frame
This was a study for a large commission, featuring a view of the New River, Ashe County, NC.