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by Tommy Thompson on 6/18/2010 5:14:49 PM
Tommy Thompson painted "Hayfield Shed" while visiting a farm at Elgin's Crossroads near Florence, AL. The artist enjoys painting en plein air with his wife Marie. The couple is especially attracted to pastoral scenes.
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by on 6/17/2010 11:51:43 AM
"Swinging over the Harpeth," 24 x 36 inch oil on canvas, by Tommy Thompson
"Local Mystery Surrounding Masterful Painting Solved"
by Nancy Stephens, tennessean.com, June 17, 2010
A casual outing with friends recently turned into a real masterpiece for some Fairview area residents.
A few years ago, a group of Fairview friends decided to adventure a little further across Williamson County and enjoy a summer day along the banks of the Harpeth River.
Enjoying a drive along the Harpeth, an artist captured their adventure on film and returned to his studio to create a painting of THE youthful scene.
The artist was Tommy Thompson, who painted "Swinging Over the Harpeth" after observing the youth celebrating the summer months on a rope swing along the Harpeth River off Old Natchez Trace Road west of Franklin.
According to Thompson, the scene and setting captured his artistic eye, as the activity is a great summer pastime in the South.
In turn, Thompson’s painting inspired by the yothful adventure captured the eye of Belmont University's Leu Gallery, who selected "Swinging Over the Harpeth" for its special exhibition called "Saving Paradise" running now through August 5.
Thompson thought it was only appropriate to try and locate the youth and inform them of the painting’s success and local exhibition.
Only knowing that the youth were from Fairview, he contacted Fairview’s hometown newspaper, The Fairview Observer, in May and with a little detective work by the local editor the mystery was solved.
Fairiew’s Chad Fewell, Kristin Brison and Chase Conner are the young lady and two young men captured forever in a masterpiece.
In the December 2009 Fine Art Views Competition, "Swinging over the Harpeth" was selected by Nancy Guzik, acclaimed painter and wife of Richard Schmid, internationally famous Master Painter, as one of her favorite paintings. The painting was also ranked in the top 15% in a field of more than 500 paintings.
"Swinging Over the Harpeth" is an oil painting on canvas that has been priced to sell at $2,400.
To learn more about the Belmont Exhibition called "Saving Paradise" and the recognition the painting received in a national art competition conducted by Fine Art Views, you can visithttp://tommythompsonart.com/works/373251/swinging-over-the-harpeth.
Anyone interested in purchasing a less expensive giclée of "Swinging Over the Harpeth," a high quality ink-jet print, can contact the artist Tommy Thompson, of Florence, AL, 256-767-0422 or they can also emailtommy@tommythompsonart.com
To see more of Tommy Thompson’s art, you can visit tommythompson.com.
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by Marie K. Thompson on 6/5/2010 2:30:02 PM
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by Marie K. Thompson on 6/5/2010 2:24:35 PM
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by Tommy Thompson on 6/2/2010 4:49:19 PM
Tommy Thompson created the oil painting, "Feeding the Ducks" after visiting the historic area, Bell's Bend, near Nashville, TN. The artist was captivated by the rolling hills and fields in Bell's Bend.
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