When Rudolphus Thorpe Jr., sat in his home eleven years ago, he had no idea that he had artistic talent. With encouragement from a family member, dozen of canvases, a secret sculpture mixture, paint brushes and paint in hand, he embarked upon a spiritual journey. It was a journey that would evolve into Rudolphus developing his own style and becoming a professional artist.

With his creative energy flowing, this Washington, D.C. native began to create abstract pieces that immediately got the attention of family, friends and several Washington, D.C. radio personalities. Before he knew it, he had earned the name "Artist Extraordinaire", was selling his paintings all over Maryland and D.C., and exhibiting at galleries all over the United States. Rudolphus work has a universal appeal and art connoisseurs from all walks of life collect his three-dimensional, original, sculpture paintings. He works in mixed medium, including clay, oil, and acrylics and lets his soul convey his thoughts through his brush onto the waiting canvas.

Thorpe, a self-taught artist, is famous for serenading one's soul with his sculptures of simple but elegant lines, silhouette, or elongated figures on canvas. Every painting he creates carries his unique and unmistakable trademark of sculptures figures and paint and each one spotlights an inspiring scene that makes one appreciate the gift of life. "Before I sketch or paint, I pray. I love art. It's very relaxing. It's spiritual and it takes me to another level. It's a gift that has been instilled in me. It's my purpose in life," says Thorpe. "My work is a combination of realism and abstract combined with a touch of class. My passion for life is captured in my paintings," says Thorpe.

He has earned a national reputation as a sculpture painter that paints pictures that "breathe life into the soul." "With each delicate stroke, I empower the viewer with a visual slice of the human spirit and captures the spirit within all of us," says Thorpe. His most popular pieces of art include Island Girl, his Jazz Collection, The Man, Serenity, Soul Mates, Vases, Flowers, and God's Hands.

Thorpe's distinctive work has been showcased at the Philadelphia Art Expo, the Florida Black Heritage Arts Festival, Carter Presidential Center, Royalty Fine Arts, Spence Art Gallery, Gallery & Gifts on Ann, Defoor Fine Art, Morehouse School of Medicine Annual Golf Tournament, APM Public Relations, Artistic "Visions, Breeze's Café, Sylvia's of Harlem, Victoria's Fox Fine Art, L&V's Fine Art Gallery, Beyond Images Art Gallery, Art Concepts, Marcia's Gallery, Heritage Gallery, Unique & Beautiful Things, A. Salon's Wilson Center Gallery, North Star Gallery, House of Jazz, Tacoma Station Jazz Café and many other galleries and businesses around the country. His work is in many private and public collections to include Hank Aaron, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church (Bishop Eddie L. Long), and Life Changing Realities Ministry (Pastor George Lawrence). Rudolphus has been featured in numerous magazines to include UPSCALE, Good News, Atlanta Metro, and People You Need to Know in Atlanta and served as a guest on several radio talk shows. "As I create, I reflect on my passion for life, love, and the master and author of creativity. With each painting, I share with you my spirit, love, peace, strength and joy."