Riding the Dark Horse – Proposal Images

selected images of artwork by Tom Torluemke

Betrayal, 1998 acrylic on canvas 9 x 14′
collection of the Brauer Museum Of Art

The Enabler, 1997 acrylic on canvas 12 x 16″


Stormy Times, 1997 graphite on paper 12 x 8″


The Hugging Wall, 1998 Substation No. 9, Hammond, IN Deka Sign Enamel 38 x 70 ft.


Hide -n- Seek, 2000 sign enamel on canvas 77 1/4 x 133 3/4″


Leafless, 2001 construction paper collage 12 1/2 of 40 panels, 11 x 9″ each


Death Of An Elephant, 2001 contact paper on gift box 11 x 15″

Eclipse, 2001 contact paper collage on wood 3 panels 30″ dia each




Happenstance, 2002 inlaid paper collage 48 x 60″




Good Morning, 2003 graphite on paper 11 x 10″


TV Nite, 2004 acrylic on canvas 16 x 20″



Love, 2004 acrylic on paper on wood 22 x 28″


Us, 2004 ink on paper 22 x 16″


Burning Bush, 2005 acrylic on canvas 22 x 28″



Fertilization, 2005 acrylic on canvas 30 x 40″


Ponytail Headache, 2005 graphite on paper



Hideout, 2005 graphite on paper 22 x 18″


Love Sucks, 2006 acrylic on canvas 12 x 18″



Examining The Wetlands, 2006 acrylic on canvas 30 x 24″


Happy Days, 2006 acrylic on canvas 28 x 36″


Moving Day, 2006 acrylic on canvas 18 x 24″


Cream Pussywillow, 2006 acrylic on canvas 84 x 72″


Between Two People, 2007 oil on canvas 66 x 84″



Glory Of Sports In Indianapolis, 2007
terrazzo, 40 x 40′
Indianapolis International Airport



Stormy, 2008 ink on paper 22 z 15″

Roaming For A Residence, 2008 oil on canvas 48 x 30″

The Book of Life, 2008
acrylic on canvas 8 x 130′
Indianapolis Marion County Central Public Library Nina Mason Pulliam Special Collections Room


Rick’s Burial, 2009 acrylic on canvas 61 1/2 x 86″


Fall Fornication, 2009 acrylic on paper 22 x 30″



Hot Summer In The City, 2010 acrylic on canvas 36 x 48″


Ring Around the Rosie, 2011 acrylic on canvas 76 x 116 5/8″


Atone: To Amber, A Moment In Time That Changed The Rhyme, 2011 installation,
Write Now: Artists & Letterforms, Chicago Cultural Center acrylic, paper, rope


How Does It Feel?. 2012 acrylic on canvas 77″ dia.



Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth, 2013 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth, 2013 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Fearsome Fable – Tolerable Truth, 2013 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL



Reflection, 2013 ink on paper 22 x 30″


Burners, 2014 acrylic on canvas 16 x 20″


Steady Now, 2014 acrylic on paper 37 1/2 x 50″


Family Portrait, 2015 irregular shaped painting acrylic on paper on MDF 60 x 51 1/2″

American Eye Pull-Up Bar, 2016 acrylic on paper installation,
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago


Sleeping, 2016 graphite on paper 12 x 15″



Should We Help Them? 2016 watercolor on paper 22 x 30″



Fiddling With Fetish, 2016 watercolor on paper 15 x 22″


Quizzical, 2017 watercolor on paper 72 x 51”


Relaxed In Thought, 2017 acrylic on paper, inlaid collage 28 x 42″


Lying Linda 2, 2018 inlaid paper collage 36 3/4 x 59″




Against The Wind, 2018 acrylic on paper 22 x 30″



Unprecedented, 2019 acrylic on paper 12 x 18″


Installation, Born In The USA, One After 909 Gallery, Chicago



White People Are Like Weeds, You Have To Pull Them Out By Their Roots, 2021
acrylic on paper 22 x 30″