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Big Poppa
Chop Chop Chop
An abstract painting in the bold style of Tom Everhart, with colorful drips in green, yellow, pink, and blue. Dark textured shapes contrast against a bright background, reminiscent of a Coconut Bouffant landscape on a textured surface.
Coconut Bouffant
Coconut Couture
The colorful abstract artwork, Coconut Fabulous, features a cartoon character with a zigzag shirt, standing beside a small dog. The vibrant background bursts with dripped blue, green, yellow, and pink streaks—a lively nod to pop culture reminiscent of Tom Everharts style.
Coconut Fabulous
The giclée on paper titled Coup Detat is a vibrant abstract piece with a cartoon dog featuring a long snout and floppy ears, set against an energetic backdrop of yellow, orange, pink, green, and splashes of blue and purple. It playfully evokes Tom Everharts signature style.
Coup D'etat
Cracking Up
The illustration Does This Make Me Look Fat features an abstract black and white sheep, its body composed of tiny sheep motifs. The textured background, similar to Tom Everharts Peanuts style, includes splotches and lines for an artistic touch.
Does This Make Me Look Fat
The Dogg Pound Gangsta artwork, depicting a cartoon dog outlined in black, evokes Snoopy against vibrant multicolored dots. Its a lively and dynamic piece ideal for Peanuts fans, capturing the whimsy and charm they love.
Dogg Pound Gangsta
Floating With My Homies
The artwork Foodie Call in the Evening showcases vibrant splashes of blue, pink, yellow, and orange interspersed with bold swirling strokes. Black doodle-like lines intersect the colors on a white canvas, adding dynamic contrast and movement.
Foodie Call in the Evening
Gang Star Dreams
Girlfriend Dreams, a contemporary artwork, features a black-and-white cartoon character resembling Lucy from Peanuts, with curly hair and a dress, set against vibrant red and orange paint splatters. This art piece balances the energetic background with the characters calm expression.
Girlfriend Dreams
Hipster Dog Dreams
Home Girl Dreams is a contemporary art piece reminiscent of Tom Everharts dynamic style. It features an abstract figure with a round head and long hair in grayscale lines, set against an energetic contrast of vibrant pink-splattered background, as the thoughtful figure faces left.
Home Girl Dreams
Homecoming King
Homecoming Queen features a whimsical, child-like drawing of a smiling character in a golden crown and yellow outfit amid abstract swirls of pink, with yellow and green splatters. Its playful style blends Peanuts charm with pop art flair reminiscent of Tom Everhart.
Homecoming Queen
This lively abstract artwork, Ive Got Ants In My Pants, mimics pop art with neon diagonal stripes of pink, yellow, green, and blue. Its chaotic gray, textured background evokes the playful style of Tom Everharts iconic Peanuts characters.
I've Got Ants In My Pants
In The Bu With My Boo
The abstract painting Little Fancy Blue showcases splattered colors such as red, blue, green, and yellow in chaotic swirls reminiscent of pop art. Black strokes outline a stylized face with expressive eyes atop. The predominantly white background enhances the vibrant contrast.
Little Fancy Blue
Little Fancy Green
Vibrant abstract painting featuring swirls of yellow, blue, and Little Fancy Pink on white. Reminiscent of Tom Everharts style, black drips form eye shapes above dynamic splatters and strokes that enhance the energetic composition.
Little Fancy Pink
Little Fancy Raw
Little Fancy Red
The Make It Stop artwork features a playful cartoon figure with a vibrant, multicolored body and a black-and-white head against an energetic background bursting with pink, yellow, and blue splashes in a pop culture style.
Make It Stop
Maxi Taxi
The pop art piece Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Whos The Top Dog Of Them All? features a person with curly yellow hair against a splattered blue and black backdrop. A raised arm in a pink polka-dotted sleeve adds vibrant expression, reminiscent of Tom Everharts style.
Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Top Dog Of Them All?
Mister Downtown
Mr. Big Stuff Dreams
The digital artwork Paper Doll captures a tropical paradise with neon pink, green, blue, and yellow hues in dense clusters of palm trees. Its modern style reflects Tom Everharts influence, with abstract trunks and leaves extending downwards.
Paper Doll
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About Tom Everhart

Tom Everhart is a celebrated artist known for his vibrant and large-scale paintings that bring to life the beloved Peanuts characters through a unique and dynamic style. Originally a fine artist, Everhart found an unexpected and inspiring muse in Charles Schulz’s iconic comic strip characters after being introduced to Schulz in the 1980s. This chance meeting led to a creative partnership and friendship, with Schulz giving Everhart full artistic license to reinterpret his characters.

What sets Everhart apart is his ability to transform familiar figures like Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Lucy into expressive, abstracted forms that burst with color, texture, and emotion. His work captures the whimsical essence of the Peanuts world while infusing it with a bold, contemporary flair. By combining elements of pop art with an Impressionistic use of color and form, Everhart elevates these cartoon characters beyond the comic strip, inviting viewers to see them in a new and profound way.

Everhart’s technique is meticulous and playful, marked by his masterful brushwork and attention to detail. Using vivid acrylics, he creates dynamic compositions on large canvases, some spanning over eight feet in length. His style merges the joyful immediacy of pop art with an almost tactile physicality, capturing the innocence and complexity of the Peanuts characters in a way that feels both familiar and avant-garde.

With exhibitions held worldwide and a loyal fan base, Tom Everhart continues to enchant audiences, bridging the gap between high art and pop culture. His work resonates with fans of all ages, tapping into a shared nostalgia while inviting fresh interpretations of these timeless characters.

FAQs

What is unique about Tom Everhart's art style?

Everhart’s art is known for its explosive use of color, bold brushwork, and playful compositions. He takes the simplicity of the Peanuts characters and places them in vibrant, textured settings that are filled with energy. His work often merges elements of pop art and expressionism, resulting in visually impactful pieces that blend nostalgia with contemporary artistry.

How did Tom Everhart get permission to use Peanuts characters?

In the early 1980s, Everhart developed a friendship with Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, after Schulz saw how Everhart was using Peanuts characters in his art. Schulz admired Everhart’s unique style and granted him exclusive permission to use Peanuts characters in fine art, something that had never been done before. This partnership allowed Everhart to create and sell Peanuts-inspired artwork with Schulz’s blessing.

What material and techniques does Tom Everhart use?

Everhart primarily works with large canvases, often using acrylic paint to achieve vivid, textured compositions. His pieces frequently feature layered colors, splatters, and dense, almost tactile surfaces that bring a sense of depth and movement. He employs a combination of hand-drawn lines, abstract color fields, and detailed brushstrokes to transform the Peanuts characters into larger-than-life personas.

How does Everhart's art differ from the original Peanuts Cartoons?

While the original Peanuts cartoons by Charles Schulz are known for their simplicity and comic strip format, Everhart’s art elevates these characters to fine art by using large canvases, vibrant colors, and abstract elements. His work takes the characters into a modern, expressive context, offering new ways to view and experience Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts world.

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