Tom Pinch is a professional gallery figure artist and commission portrait artist. Largely self-taught, Pinch has studied with Richard Schmid and Morgan Weistling among several others. He has achieved a uniquely versatile style, often referred to as "Alla Prima", which he describes as "Painterly Realism." Working in oils, he approaches each individual work of art from a fresh perspective.

With many high-profile private and corporate collectors, his paintings hang in some of the finest real estate around the world - from living rooms to board rooms. Pinch's paintings have also been exhibited in collections throughout the United States, including the United States Golf Association Museum in New Jersey. It is there where Pinch's 40"x40" portrait of Tiger Woods and his 40"x30" portrait of the late PGA Tour player Payne Stewart hang as two of only 35 carefully selected portraits in their exclusive permanent museum collection.

More recently, he was commissioned by the Los Angeles Lakers to paint NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and by UCLA to paint Coach John Wooden for the John Wooden Center.

His list of collectors continues to grow along with the desire for his artwork. In 2006, he began creating fine art gallery works of his choosing allowing him to reach a broader spectrum of collectors as well as to reach his full creative potential.