Tom Zaw

Tom Zaw PS


• pencils • charcoal • pastels • pyrography . . . .


Pencils, however, have become my arm extension. The moment I plug the pencil into my hand socket, the whole body called Tom Zaw turns into a pencil.

When I start my lines and marks, the world around me disappears. It’s like a separate state of consciousness, which I am very fond of. It is not easy to describe what is going on with your body when you are THE body. What I notice is the ability to focus, not so much on what the hand is doing but on what the vision is.


The final effect of my work resembles chaos and order in one. That purely reflects my own personality: surgical precision combined with a humorous and loose approach.

I do human faces, human figures, and architecture by inclination. Maybe because I find them easy or attractive. I am aware of this intrinsic fondness, and I try to avoid or at least challenge my proclivity. Leaving the comfort zone is a necessary part of the creation process and progress. So, new paths are always welcomed.

My artworks are on collector’s walls in the UK, EU, America, India and China.

Some of them have won reputable competitions.

An elected member of the prestigious art organisation the Pastel Society, United Kingdom.
An associate member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art.

Pastel Society,
Hastings Museum,
Ruth Borchard Prize,
Royal Cambrian Academy of Art,
Royal Society of Marine Artists,
Royal Society of British Artists,
Society of Graphic Fine Art,
UK Coloured Pencil Society and a few others.