Today we go way back to somewhere around 2006 or 2007. This painting was really early on in my experimenting with acrylics on canvas. I really had no idea what I was doing or how I was going to do it. None the less I think this one did well in pushing me to travel further down the abstract path.
The imagery here started with the background as my paintings often do. Once I had the sunset background finished I used my paint knife for the very first time. Let it be known that the power of the paint knife should not be under estimated.
My lack of ability at the time gave me these very crude and dirty looking buildings which I ended up liking quite a bit. I thought that maybe we are looking at some kind of low income housing or just the big city in the middle of hot and humid August.
So, there you have it. One of the earliest works of Jon Thompson. I definitely like things about it and there are other things that drive me crazy. Regardless, this piece served as quite a jumping off point for some of the paintings I have completed since.
"Sunset City"
Acrylic on Canvas - 16in x 20in x 3/4in
$75.00
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