Tom Tipton and XO, 2020

Tom Tipton Abides in Our Hearts

August 31, 2025

By Harmony Witte

Drumbeats echo through Central Square

along with the sound of an electric guitar.

A massive dog lumbers over with eyes of gold,

adorned in colorful feathers.

Tom sits, as always, in his gallery,

listening to the musicians perform.

He is a force to behold.

Such precious times at Out of the Blue.

Born to see the best in others,

living to lift up artists and musicians.

He loves so fiercely—his XO and Samantha,

always speaking truth to power.

Tom abides here in this moment in time.

Forever present in the sacred woods.

He says he believes “magic is love.”

Today, while missing him, so do we.


Video of Tom speaking at the Boston Artist’s March in 2017