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Palm Desert, CA 92260
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Artist

Adam Normandin

Dissolve
Oil on Canvas
38x50
Search Party
Oil on Canvas
45x60
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Drift
Acrylic on Canvas
28x72
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Nosferatu
Acrylic on Panel
20x30
Ricochet
Acrylic on Canvas
12x16
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Alliance
Alliance
Oil on Canvas
26x84
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Closing In
Closing In
Oil on Canvas
28x72
Delivered
Delivered
Oil on Panel
40x60
Flight Plan
Flight Plan
Oil on Canvas
62x96
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On the Run
On the Run
50x72
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Devoted
Devoted
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Harvest
Harvest
Oil on Canvas
36x72
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Approach
Approach
Oil on Canvas
36x60
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Alibi
Oil on Panel
9x30
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Calling
Acrylic on Panel
9x34
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Rumor
Acrylic on Panel
20x30
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I am often asked why I paint trains. While there are many reasons, I have narrowed it down to this:

To me, freight trains are like underdogs; Survivors, relentlessly pushing forward despite odds, conditions or circumstances.
They are travelers, each bearing unique marks of time and resilience.
Weathered surfaces, rust & graffiti… All evidence of accumulated experience.
Collectively, these details reveal truthful & soulful stories that transform such ordinary objects into worldly & accomplished veterans.
They become rich with history and an inherent beauty far beyond superficiality.

After completing more than 150 paintings of trains (and still counting), I have learned that a commitment to a single subject not only heightens my creative vision, but has expanded my sense of purpose in a way that can only come with a long term relationship.

In the end, trains remind me that only the journey matters