MONOCHROMATIC SERIES

The Van Wyck • oil • 12 x 12 inches

Broad Street, Philly • oil • 12 x 12 inches

Staten Island Ferry • oil • 12 x 12 inches

On The Ferry • oil • 12 x 12 inches

Lambertville • oil • 12 x 12 inches

Ferry View • oil • 12 x 12 inches

2014 - RECENT PAINTINGS

Christian • 16 x 20

Byers Bucks Fever Art Exhibition • FIRST PLACE

The Artist's Magazine National Competition 2014 • FINALIST

Simon • 8 x 10

The Artist's Magazine National Competition 2014 • FINALIST

Red Lips • 18 x 18

Melanie • 18 x 24

DRAWING & PAINTING SESSIONS 2013

It's been a while since I've posted on my blog. Been busy with teaching. Just finished up 2 six-week classes on painting and a few workshops too. In addition my open life drawing and painting sessions are in full swing! It's been a great season so far with artist friends and great models!  Here's some of the latest portrait studies from the Thursday night sessions.

Connie

Gabrielle

Having fun doing figure studies in watercolor

at the Wednesday evening short pose sessions too.

Here's a few:

SAVE THE DATE!

SAVE THE DATE! 

I've been very busy working on new paintings for the upcoming show at Travis Gallery.

New Horizons, A Two Person Exhibition will feature a collection of new work that includes abstracts, landscape and figurative oil paintings. 

My new work is not only about the subject but about light. I explore the drama of the first rays of morning sun to the last glimpse of the day. The new paintings evoke a mood which is both mysterious and beautiful. 

Emily’s new work is greatly influenced by the landscape – both rural and urban. The rural paintings are based on her observation of weather, light, fog and mist of her surrounding area while the urban pieces have bolder colors with organic shapes. Each piece has an inner glow that results from multiple layers of paint and glazing.

The opening receptions will be on Saturday, April 27 from 5-8PM and Sunday, April 28 from 12-4PM.  The show will run through May 18.

RECENT PORTRAIT

Painting in progress

Anna in Red Hat • 30 x 30 • Oil

The Artist's Magazine National Competition 2013 • FINALIST

RECENT LANDSCAPES

Tinicum Meadow • 12 x 24 • Oil

Red Roof • 16 x 20 • Oil

Here are two landscapes I just completed.

An evening scene and a morning scene.

DRAWING & PAINTING SESSIONS

 It's great to have my drawing and painting sessions 

back in full swing! We've been having such a great group 

of artists each week and the best models!

I've been having a great time doing watercolors. 

I haven't done them in a while.

Here are a few favorites from the short pose sessions.

The head study on the left is from a long pose session.

Phillips Mill Morning • 11 x 14 • Oil on linen

My painting was chosen to be used

for all publicity and advertising for the

83rd Annual Art Exhibition at Phillips Mill / September 2012

PORTRAIT STUDIES

Looking forward to starting up my drawing and paintings sessions! Here are a few that were done last season... all were done in one 3-hour session. Thanks again to our great models, especially Gary who comes with fun costumes! I look forward to having him back.

Also, I will be teaching a one day workshop at

ARTISTS OF YARDLEY

Painting the Costumed Figure/Portrait in One Session

on May 19 from 9am - 4pm.

Check out their website for details:

http://www.artistsofyardley.org

UPDATED PORTRAIT

Brooke • 16 x 20 • Oil

This is an updated version... I worked on the painting a little more.

This painting will be on view at the Artsbridge Members Show

opening on February 11. Prallsville Mill, Stockton, NJ.

LAMBERTVILLE

Phoenix Books • Oil • 8 x 10

Accepted into the 31st Annual Juried Exhibition

Lambertville and the Surrounding Area

Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ

RECENT PORTRAITS

Brooke • 16 x 20 • Oil

Gabrielle • 16 x 20 • Oil

Now that my drawing sessions are on hiatus, I've been working

on finished portraits of some of the wonderful models we've had over the years. Here are 2 that I just completed.

ANNUAL SMALL PAINTINGS EXHIBIT @ TRAVIS GALLERY

Bucks County Winter • Oil • 8 x 12

Snow Fire • Oil • 8 x 10

Winter Reflections • Oil • 6 x 8

MORE SMALL WORKS for the HOLIDAYS

Cherry Top • Oil • 11 x 14

County Theater • Oil • 11 x 14

More paintings for the SMALL PAINTINGS EXHIBIT

at Travis Gallery... opening on December 3rd.

SMALL WORKS for the HOLIDAYS

New Hope Morning • Oil • 6 x 9 • SOLD

Daybreak • Oil • 6 x 8 • SOLD

Phillips Mill in Winter • Oil • 6 x 8

Purple Sky • Oil • 6 x 8 • SOLD

I will have new paintings on view in the Annual Small Paintings Exhibit at Travis Gallery. There will be a Holiday Open House at the Gallery on Saturday, December 3rd from 10am - 8pm and Sunday, December 4 from 12 - 4pm. I will be at the gallery on Saturday from 5 - 8PM and Sunday from 12-4. Stop by! Travis Gallery is located at 6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA. 215-794-3903.

LIFE DRAWING/PAINTING & STILL LIFE SESSIONS!

Open Life Drawing and Painting Sessions Every Week!

Come Join Us...

Life Drawing/Traditional Short Poses, Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:30

Long Pose/Portrait Painting, Thursdays 6:30 – 9:30

Fee: $10

These are open sessions with no instruction.

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STILL LIFE PAINTING / 2-DAY SESSION with optional instruction

These sessions will have a 2-day set up where the artists can leave their easel and paints. Instruction is available. I’m there to help with any advice or questions. We will talk about color, value, drawing, painting materials and technique. But more important, through still life, how to find your own unique artistic voice. Still life painting can be far more exciting and a means of expression than a dull classroom exercise. Or, if you prefer to just come and paint the still life with no instruction, that’s cool too!

Mondays & Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30

Fee: $15 per session

All levels welcome. Please email or call the studio for more info, directions and to reserve a spot. Space is limited.

Email: thompsonstudio@comcast.net

NEW PAINTINGS

Rosemont View / oil on canvas / 16 x 20

Night Fire / oil on panel / 24 x 24

Haring's Farm / oil on canvas / 22 x 28

Clair De Lune / oil on panel / 24 x 24

Emily and I will have new paintings hanging in the main room at Travis Gallery this spring. I think hanging together will show how much we’ve influenced each other’s work, although the end results are miles apart. I love the way she applies paint. So free and exciting. Her colors are atmospheric and beautiful. Emily says that watching me paint the Bucks County landscape en plein-air has made her consider using her surroundings as a starting point for her abstracts. The design, colors and different seasons are endless sources of material for her. Check out the new work at Travis. 6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA.

PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP

Plein Air and Studio with George Thompson

Join us for this exciting new approach to landscape painting!

In this three-part workshop we will explore the challenges of working directly from nature. Afterwards we will take this valuable information along with sketches and photos and paint stronger and more creative paintings in the studio.

The first two plein-air sessions will be at picturesque Bucks County locations. I’ll break down how to handle color and value and how to control all that nature throws at you. We will discuss drawing, composition, perspective and expression. With demonstrations and material selection, I will show you how much fun and rewarding plein-air painting can be.

Our third session will be held at my barn studio in Plumsteadville. There we will work from photos or laptops. We will talk about photography, your camera, lenses and how to take a better photo. We’ll discuss what we can get from a photo and what we can’t and how working plein-air can help fill in the blanks. We’ll look at how to choose the right photo, how to crop and how the computer can help you get the value and color that would work best for your painting.

I’ll work with you at your individual level. Each artist has their own set of goals and I want to help you achieve them. I’ve seen painters fall into 2 camps – studio and outdoor – each rejecting the other. I feel the path is to embrace both and how one can help the other. This is my approach to successful paintings and may be your as well!

This workshop is recommended for oil painters. Advanced beginners and up.

DATES for Plein Air: Saturday, June 4 & 11 / TIME: 10am - 1pm

DATE for Studio: Saturday, June 18 / TIME: 10am - 3pm

Location: Outdoor locations TBD / Barn Studio

FEE: $135 per person / Class is limited to 12 students

You will receive confirmation of registration along with a materials list and directions for locations.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

RECENT LANDSCAPES

Blue Pine • oil on linen • 11 x 14

Plumstead Farm • oil on linen • 11 x 14

The Artist's Magazine Finalist Award • Landscape Category

Plumstead Sky • oil on linen • 11 x 14

Here are 3 new landscapes. All are local scenes.

They will be on view at Travis Gallery. 6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA 18938.

RECENT PAINTING: PROFILE

Pink & Green • 20 x 24 • Oil on canvas

Emily (yes, another model named Emily!) was a great model. She always surprised me when she came to a session. This time she showed up with this cool green hat and pink hair. It's fun to paint profiles. There's something very graphic about them. I love the abstract shapes.