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©Wendy C. Thompson 2008 and before
In years past I have worked with watercolor, oil, and graphite, and ultimately found that working with colored pencil allows more precision, control of detail, and depth. A lot of time and patience is required to complete a colored pencil painting, and inexorably it is this same quiet time that fills specific therapeutic and meditative needs in my life. When I am working, my thoughts return to the quiet places of the woods and ponds, and I strive to emulate this in my work. If you feel a sense of quietude and tranquility when viewing my paintings, then I have been successful in conveying my thoughts and feelings to you through my work, and have hopefully given you a quiet place of your own.
Many of my images are available on single tile or small tile murals. These are quite elegant when framed, or as decorative tile for kitchen backsplash or décor around the Koi pond or water garden. My tile work is produced by Tilepix.com.
My work has been licensed with Brush Dance, Inc. who paired my artwork with the spiritual verse of 13th century Sufi poet, Rumi, to create calendars, greeting cards, and other stationary product. I have also been licensed with Art Licensing International, Inc. (Out-Of-The-Blue), using my work to create home décor. My Lotus Blossom design is available through Thirstystone in their Ambiance line of tile coasters.
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Art has always been a part of my life, and the Pacific Northwest offers a continually changing palette from which to draw inspiration. My studio shelves are filled with reference books and collections of bugs, feathers and dragonflies that I refer to for the accuracy and detail recognized in my work. As a child I was a constant visitor to a nearby lake where I learned to catch by hand the small catfish and crawdads living below the dam. Wading in the duckweed, catching frogs and chasing dragonflies, all are relevant memories to my work today. I love nature and I try to spend as much time as possible outdoors, immersed in it, surrounded by it, preferably in the woods near pond and river. I am a self-taught artist, and I believe my work is very unique. I am frequently asked where I studied Oriental design; to me, this just comes naturally. If it looks balanced and feels right, that is the way it goes down on paper.
Selected for permanent collection by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Now on display in Oncology/Radiology, 4th floor of the new Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, which opened in June 2007.
My work is on display for viewing and purchase at
The Trillium Shop
487 Nehalem Blvd.
Wheeler, OR
503-368-3211
Hidden Treasures
Gallery & Frame Shop
540 NE Third Street
McMinnville, Oregon 97128
503-883-0353
Stastny Stone Pots and Gallery
20901 S.W. Caleb Payne Road
Sheridan, OR
10 am to 5 pm daily
503-843-5333 or 503-472-0160
The Magpie Shop
136 Spaulding Avenue
Brownsville, OR 97327
541-466-3331
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1425 NE 3rd Street
McMinnville, OR 97128
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