"Trees I" Monday Afternoon Art for your Brain!

 

 

Here we go!  This painting is my long standing favorite.  I think it originated around 2009 or so and came after I had started getting into abstract backgrounds.  The reason this one sticks out to me is that it represents the first time I went beyond a strict abstract background and found a love for stark contrast.

 

 

I can't recall what spawned the idea of these white trees.  Some people comment that they look dead and others say they remind them of winter.  Personally, I never really saw these as trees at all, but more so as human veins.  However, everyone said they looked like trees so I decided to go with that as I tend to create art for the viewer....you decide the meaning of the imagery!

 

This painting has now spawned an entire series of paintings over the past few years...and the series continues to grow.  Honestly, doing these abstract backgrounds with a starkly contrasted subject is my favorite thing to paint.  If you like this type of art and want a specific color scheme for your home feel free to let me know.  I would paint this type of picture all day everyday :)

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed "Trees I."  I plan to bring all of the other tree paintings to the blog in due time.  Remember that all of the paintings on the blog and the FACEBOOK PAGE are for sale!

 

"Trees I"

 

$145.00

 

Acrylic paint on a 16in x 20in x 1in canvas

 

Studio Update 8/18/13

I've decided to do an update on what I'm currently working on.  I rarely have one painting going on at a time so this post will include three that are at various stages in the process. 

 

 

This is a background I started a few days ago.  Quite a bit of time was spent blending the colors together to get a bit of a "universe from afar type of look."  I think this will work best as a background for one of my "tree" series paintings.  I have yet to put any of them up yet but should have one for everyone to see later this week.

 

This is a small canvas only 6x12.  I started putting some things down after watching a documentary on Jean-Michel Basquiat.  Not too sure where this is going but I will likely fill in the background with some more chaos, let some color rip and then go back over it with an outline of the things I like.  This is definitely a new style for me.

 

I have been working on this one for a long time.  "Sexy Shark" is composed of two identical canvases.  The upper portion is a great white shark and the lower half is sexy lady legs.  This is just one of those paintings that was vomited up during a creative burst.  I literally started these 3 years ago so it will feel good to get them completed!

 

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Another Day Another Painting! "Spines"

 

Another day another painting!  This is another new creation from just last week.  I've been trying out different color combinations along with some different knife techniques and this is what came out.  I call it "Spines."

 

 

 

I started by layering black, gray and yellow as a background which ended up feeling far too drab.  I added a few streaks of white and then started creating the "spines."  They didn't seem to have the punch I wanted so I kept on layering the paint on.  When the layers finally started to give me some good texture, I finally started liking this one.

 

 

The red tone was the last color to go in.  I usually really want to blast a rainbow of color somewhere in most of my paintings but this one had to be satisfied with red and yellow.  The line down the middle also came near the end of the process.  Looking back I would have moved the vertical line to the left to offset things a bit.

 

 

Overall, this painting is a bit out of my wheelhouse but still felt good to try some new things and spread out a bit as an artist.  If nothing else it made me go buy newer brighter colors for the next painting!

 

"Spines" Acrylic paint on a 12in x 16in x 3/4in canvas

 

$85.00

 

Remember that all the paintings on the blog and the FACEBOOK PAGE are for sale!

Art! Huzzah!

 





First Edition! "Appreciation"

 

Welcome to the inaugural edition of "The Art of Jon Thompson" blog!  I've been painting on and off for the last 5 years or so and have been kicking out work like crazy lately.  I figure I might as well get some of this stuff out onto the interwebs for others to see, critique and/or buy.  All of the works that are posted here or on the FACEBOOK PAGE are up for sale!

On to the art!  I have quite a few paintings from the past five years, but this is one of the latest just being finished last night.  When it comes to my art, it's really all about the viewer.  When I look at it, it's for me.  When you look at it, it's for you.  Intended meaning and innuendo is limited so just take a moment out of your day and enjoy a little color.

 

I started this one off with multiple layers of white, gray and black.  I applied the color with both a brush and a knife.  I worked quite a bit to layer the paint to get some good texture and to also get a good contrast of the light versus dark tones. 

 

 

 

Once the background was to my liking I applied a lot of vibrant color to a torn paper towel.  I laid the paper towel paint down on the background and then applied water to the back of it to help the color slide off.  I then lifted the paper towel leaving an intensely contrasted streak of colors.

 

 

My main goal with this piece was to have enough development in the background to draw the viewer's eye away from the color only to then be drawn back in to the color with a better appreciation for it.  That's my perspective on this one, I hope you find it enjoyable!

 

"Appreciation" 

 

$135.00

 

Acrylic paint on a 10in x 30in x 1in canvas