Ted Toms was born in Chelmsford and studied at Colchester School of Art, where he was taught life drawing and painting by some leading contemporary figurative artists, including Peter Coker, John Nash and Peter Blake.

He finds inspiration for his landscape and seascape painting from the Stour Estuary, close to his studio in Bradfield in Essex and from frequent visits to the Rhine Valley in Germany.

…'The fresh and uplifting oil paintings of Ted Toms are popular throughout the country. His studio in Bradfield, Essex is close to the Stour Estuary and he takes much of his inspiration from here. Beautiful dappled sunlight bounces from serene rippled North Sea surfaces, while mysterious broken reflections disappear into the quietly rolling tide. Both soft and bold his brushstrokes and palette are dreamy and yet at times produce super real views that are poised to come to life'… Collette Hoefkens, Eastlife Magazine 2017

His work is in private collections in the UK, Europe and the United States.

Recent Exhibitions:

Naze Tower
The Naze,
Old Hall Lane,
Walton-on-the-Naze,
Essex CO14 8L

Cambridge Contemporary Art
6 Trinity Street
Cambridge
CB2 1SU

General Anzeiger article about JMW Turner, and Ted Toms visit to the Rhine in August 2017

link to WDR German tv news item about Ted Toms visit to the Rhine in August 2017