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NAA Featured Artist Series
February 24 - March 2
Laura Coombs Hills Gallery
Featured Artist: Mike Thompson, Oil Paintings
"The Eye of a Sailor: Seascapes and Coastal Landscapes of New England"
Reception: Saturday February 26th, 3-5pm
Extended hours: Saturday Febraury 26th open until 8pm.
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Running Jaquish Gut
Tide at Dusk
Mike Thompson
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ARTIST STATEMENT
My inspiration is nature away from towns and people. In the summer I spend as much time as possible painting from a sailboat anchored in distant bays of Maine. I try to communicate what it is about the place and time that excites me.
My painting is not intended to be realistic in the sense that you can recognize where I put my easel. I'm not painting picture postcards. I am seeking to express something of the spirit of a place.
Color is important to me. When I look at a scene I compose the colors in my mind deciding how to use color in a creative way. From time to time I will match the color I'm mixing to something in the scene. Usually I match the colors to what I have already put on the canvas. In a similar way the composition of the painting evolves using what's in front of me as a source of inspiration. You could pin the label "expressionist" on my work if you like.
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1939 in Bebington, England. Gained a Batchelor of Science with Honours in Physics then
worked thirty years as a software engineer. Mike found time for painting in oils and silk screen printing. During his travels to many countries he kept a record in charcoal drawings. In 2002, Mike made a complete career change and began painting full time.
Exhibitions
2005 "For a Love Of Snow", Franchesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington. Invited artist.
2005 Concord Art Association Members Juried Show
2004 Cambridge Art Association New Members Show
2004 Fitchburg Art Museum 69th Regional
2004 "Summer Fun" group show at Artful Moon Gallery, West Boylston, MA
2004 Concord Art Association "Paint The Town". Invited to paint plein air for auction.
2004 Newburyport Art Association. Winter Juried Show. Won the NIAD Award.
2004 Concord Art Association Members Juried I. Both paintings accepted.
2003 Solo show in the Loring Coleman gallery, Concord Art Association
2003 Juried 68th Regional Exhibition at Fitchburg Art Museum
2003 Newburyport Artist Association, 6th Regional Juried Art Exhibition.
2003 Gallery of the DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
2002 Cape Cod Artists Association New England Juried Exhibition .
2002 Francis N. Roddy Juried Exhibition at Concord Artists Association
2002 Solo exhibition at University of Connecticut Health Center.
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