Teaching Packet Art Tales: Alma Thomas Part of Art Tales for Pre-K Alma Thomas loved to explore color—which she did as an artist and art teacher, teaching in Washington, DC, public schools for over thirty-five years. Many of her paintings include only one color or a few colors. Her paintings show her love of nature and music. Alma Thomas, Pansies in Washington , 1969, acrylic on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Vincent Melzac, 1972), 2015.19.144 Grade Level Pre-K–Kindergarten Subject History