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Tommy Thompson Fine Art
by Marie Thompson on 7/29/2008 8:22:38 PM
Canadian artist, Robert Genn, selected Tommy Thompson as the featured artist today, July 29, 2008. Click on this link and scroll down to "World of Art" to see the painting that Genn chose to exhibit today:
http://clicks.robertgenn.com/tower-lucca.php Genn writes and distributes his "Twice Weekly Letters" worldwide, and artists from every state in the USA, every province in Canada, and at least 115 countries worldwide have visited his web site since January 1, 2008.
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by Tommy Thompson on 7/28/2008 6:57:24 AM
If you would like to know about my latest artwork before many others do, subscribe to my RSS feed (RSS=Really Simple Syndication). To subscribe to my RSS feed, locate the RSS orange icon (with the word "Feed" next to it) on my web site's "Portfolio of Works" page. This allows site visitors who use RSS to "subscribe" to my works portfolio with a few clicks. Why would someone do that? Because it will allow the visitor to monitor when I post new artwork without having to manually check my site every day.
When you subscribe to a feed, it is added to a common feed list. Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs. RSS readers are the programs used to view the latest paintings on web sites to which you have subscribed. In other words, it is a way to accumulate all your RSS feeds from various websites, like all your favorite artists, into one handy interface. For example, Google reader is free and you do not have to download a program. To be able to use Google reader, you will need a Google account. It is easy to set up; you just answer a few questions to have your account. Once you have signed in, you can access all the other Google services. At the following link you can sign onto Google to begin using your Google reader (https://www.google.com/accounts/Login).
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by Tommy Thompson on 7/25/2008 6:42:10 AM
Recently I have been focusing more on figurative paintings and enjoying it immensely. A chance happening occurred one day that sparked this interest in "figures in landscape" paintings. In early June my wife and I were returning home from our daughter's home in Hartselle, Alabama. As we traveled along we were looking for potential painting spots. We noticed an interesting meadow filled with newly mown hay and bales of hay waiting to be taken to someone's barn. I liked the play of light and shadows on the bales and decided to stop to photograph the scene. I also noticed an inviting lane beside the pasture, and since I've always been the kind who wanted to see what was at the end of an interesting lane, around the next curve, or over the next hill, I could not resist driving up that lane. Waiting at the other end of the lane were two young boys who were visiting their grandparents' picturesque farm that was a wonderland of fishing ponds and other natural places to play. The boys reminded us of "Huck" and "Tom" as they dipped their hooks at the water's edge. Their dog, "Pinky" added another dimension to the painting's story. Watching the boys that day reminded me of summers at my childhood home when there was no better way to while away the hours than to dig some worms and go fishing in our farm pond.
Now I want to capture on canvas what I find on my journeys through the countryside . I ride the roads less traveled looking for the play of light and shadows on tranquil pastoral landscapes, beautiful horses, architectural structures, and people as they go about their everyday life. My goal is to create artwork that connects with people as it did one day when a lady told me, "I could not get your painting off my mind; I even dreamed about it." I hope that my paintings add a sense of peace and serenity to the lives of my viewers. Painting is so much a part of my everyday life that it would be difficult to live without it. Regardless of where I happen to be, I am driven to paint every day.
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by Marie K. Thompson on 7/2/2008 3:06:08 PM
Huntsville, AL, July 2, 2008--Everyone is invited to a "Salute to North Alabama Artists Reception and Show" on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m., conducted by Citi Smith Barney, 501 Madison Street, Huntsville, Alabama. Twelve of the area's finest artists will present their works for show and sale in the Huntsville Office of Smith Barney. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to Make-a-Wish Foundation, Georgia and Alabama Chapter. Tommy Thompson is honored to be included in this group and looks forward to seeing many of his friends and collectors at the show. To view more of Thompson's work, log onto his web site at http://www.tommythompsonart.com
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