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Summary

George Thompson. Image courtesy of the artist.

"I feel a painting should make you respond emotionally beyond the subject. It could be memories of a cold winter’s night or how we fit in the world."
-George Thompson

George Thompson is a painter who works primarily in oils on canvas and linen. Though he began his career with an emphasis on still lives and the figure, since moving to Bucks County, he has been,“taken in by the landscape.” The shift in scenery from Manhattan to his home in Plumsteadville has proved inspirational to Thompson, who has since shifted his focus to his natural surroundings.

A self-described “modern traditionalist,” Thompson’s paintings are reminiscent of works made in Bucks County decades before the beginning of his career. However, through expressive brushstrokes and an emotive use of color, Thompson brings a new perspective to otherwise familiar subjects. In his painting Red Roof, we see a white house surrounded by rolling hills, fields, and trees, which could be a description of many traditional landscapes created in Bucks County. And yet, the inclusion of a bright strip of yellow in the distant field, bright red roof on the house in the middle ground, and sfumato-like treatment of the tree branches break with a strictly traditional and representational approach. Instead, in painting somewhat loosely, Thompson gives the viewer agency and space to insert their own memories and emotions about the subject. In this and many of his other paintings, Thompson produced a scene that is at once recognizable and remarkable.

In addition to working as a painter, Thompson has offered private and group lessons for the past 20 years. His students are instructed in drawing and painting from life as well as from photos. Thompson and his wife, the painter Emily Thompson live and share a studio in Plumsteadville/Bucks County.

George Thompson. Image courtesy of the artist.

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