THOMAS HELMICK Artist
Contemporary Abstract Landscapes
Trinity Reclamation Series paintings
Trinity Reclamation is a series of oil paintings on Masonite panels. As a student at the New York Studio School, in New York City, I did a series of paintings on gesso-ed paper. Years later, this series of paintings which were stored in a basement that flooded by rank sewer water. This caused the paper backing to mold and deteriorate. To salvage those that could not be saved whole, I cut out pieces that were useable and glued them onto Masonite panels. These panels became a part of my continued study of landscape and at the time the landscape of surrounding areas of the Trinity River. This led to what became the Trinity Reclamation Series.
![Trinity Reclamation #25](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_1af2119f27a94b0fbbaf445ff3fec62f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_1af2119f27a94b0fbbaf445ff3fec62f~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 49”
![Trinity Reclamation #31](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_cb6118ba015e4bbd869dbe249f375f2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_145,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_cb6118ba015e4bbd869dbe249f375f2f~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 49”
![Trinity Reclamation #29](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_a303dd0bb9274bcc9652e54f16f8823a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_146,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_a303dd0bb9274bcc9652e54f16f8823a~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 49”
![Trinity Reclamation #27](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_1078397bf49648ddb39b1d7a622ddb60~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_1078397bf49648ddb39b1d7a622ddb60~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 35”
![Trinity Reclamation #28](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_a1739f0a71c945d1ad68b23e536a5082~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_a1739f0a71c945d1ad68b23e536a5082~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 39”
![Trinity Reclamation #24](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5c833e_f40a7dcdef2941a397eae57908c15754~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5c833e_f40a7dcdef2941a397eae57908c15754~mv2.jpg)
Oil on Masonite Panel 49” x 49”