"Trapped in New York" is an original acrylic painting by Tom Shelton. The artist signed, titled, and dated the piece in the lower right. This piece features a forest with animals and wooden traps forming an "X" shape clearing.

Artwork Size: 44 1/2" x 48 1/2"

Artist Bio:

Artist Tom Shelton creates very innovative constructions and paintings dealing with animals in their natural habitat.  He graduated with a B.S. in Botany from the University of Cincinnati in 1964 and spent three semesters at the University of Michigan majoring in Forestry from 1964-1965.  In 1972 Shelton completed the graduate art program at the Eastern Michigan University in which he received a M.F.A. in painting. Shelton’s artworks are included in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York and the International Headquarters of Fiserv. In Milwaukee.