Mid-City Studio Tour Weekend

Come join us on the tour!

"Day Dream" found a home.

SOLD!











If you are looking for a great place to buy art, attend the LBMA Art Auction in September.

Seascape #3
acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24
will be available for bidding.


Enjoy!

Solo Show with Phantom Galleries

Phantom Galleries, LA
Opening reception July 11th 7-9 pm
Second Saturdays East Village Art Walk
350 3rd St
Long Beach, CA

Gallery Hours are M-F, 11-2
for the month of July

Photos by Martha De Perez

Commission Me to Paint for You!

Send a photo of a favorite place, vacation spot, summer home or still life and have an original acrylic painting handmade to add to your art collection. A set of three 8 x10’s can cover a larger area, or you can custom order a size to fit your room. Landscapes, cityscapes, homes, florals and still lifes– no portraits, figures or pets please, but they can be removed if in your photo.


















Sizes and Prices
8 x 10 unframed acrylic on 3/4” canvas: $200 framed: $235
11 x 14 unframed acrylic on 3/4” canvas: $300 framed: $345
16 x 20 unframed acrylic on 3/4” canvas: $500 framed: $560

Cost does not include shipping, that will be determined with your order. E-mail me for an estimate on custom sizes. All frames are clear maple floater frames.

Mail a printed photo along with a check for 1/2 the order amount to:
Gisele Thompson 440 W. San Antonio Dr Long Beach, CA 90807
Balance due at completion and approval of the painted image.
or
E-mail a digital image to gisele.thompson@verizon.net and pay with PayPal or mail a check.

Paintings Started in VT and Finally Finished!

Mad River, Waterbury, Hardwood Mountain, Devil's Hill
All 5 x 5 acrylic on wood

These paintings are Vermont landscapes based on topical maps shown below in the installation and google earth images.
Thank you my brother for the inspiration.

Enjoy!

New Paintings from VSC

Had a fabulous month long residency at Vermont Studio Center in February, met some wonderfully creative artists and writers. Many paintings were started, but only one completed there, but was able to work on a fun installation of a Vermont landscape, which would have never thought to do in my own studio.

Enjoy your spring!













Finding a Way
30 x 40 inches
acrylic on canvas

Happy New Year!

Upcoming for January will be 2 paintings showing at
Topanga Canyon Gallery
Juror: Laddie John Dill

Opening: Sunday, January 18th, 2 - 5 pm
Pine Tree Circle
120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 109
Topanga, CA 90290

Hope to see you there.
Enjoy!

2 Years in my Studio!

Artist Statement

Biophilia- our genetic programming for the love of nature, not just for food and shelter, but peace of mind, is a term that might help describe the content of my paintings. Sharing my attraction to shapes found in nature and memories of color seen while spending time there, forms the topic of the painting. The process becomes the language of paint, shape, color and space. The complexity in some of the paintings comes from the satisfaction felt in problem solving. The conversation starts in a more intuitive manner, a struggle emerges, and a surprise appears, and ends in a peaceful resolution. Contrasts of the different qualities of paint are phrases, and juxtaposing theses qualities keep the discussion on going and alive. Visual sensory experience of the coast, desert and lakes with expansive views and universal peaceful color combinations of blue and beige, is hard wired in our brains to bring positive emotions. My hope to create a similar reaction in the viewer.


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 Two Roads Gallery, Solo Show, Los Angeles, CA
2008 TAG Gallery, Juror: D.J. Hall, Santa Monica, CA
2008 First Street Gallery, Juror: Gregory Amenoff, New York, NY
2007 Mid-City Studio Tour, Long Beach, CA
2007 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2007 Gallery 33 East, Long Beach, CA
2003 “Suburban Dreams” Portfolio Cafe Center, Long Beach, CA
2002 “on site at the gate” Juror: Patricia Coreia Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA,
2001 “Interesting: But is it Art?” Second City Council, Ocean Center Building, Long Beach, CA
2001 All About Abstraction Juror: Roland Ries Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2000 Angels Gate Annual Group Exhibition Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

Upcoming Events

Scheduled for February 2009 are a month long artist retreat at Vermont Studio Center and a group show in New York. I hope to be able to attend the show at the beginning of March, but if not, the gallery will be streaming live web cast of the opening.

Vermont Studio Center

Art Raw Gallery




Blue Abstract
acrylic on unstretched canvas
18 x 24


Enjoy!

Two Roads Gallery

Closing will be Sunday, November 9th, 6-9 pm.
Hope to see you there.

Two Roads Gallery

TAG

www.tagtheartistsgallery.com

TAG EXHIBITION
August 13, 2008 - August 30, 2008
Reception: Saturday August 16, 5-8 pm
Juried by D.J. Hall

If you are in the area, please stop by, my painting hanging for a few weeks as part of this show.
Enjoy

New Paintings from Spring Retreat

Kicking Horse 2008
acrylic on canvas
20 x 20









Changing Light 2008
acrylic on canvas
20 x 20

Ode To Poppy

While on my retreat in Montana, I produced two paintings inspired by the the works of William M. Thompson, a landscape artist and illustrator from the 1940's & 1950's. His work in pastels and oils have a soft touch, which I haven't quite captured, his prints and originals are highly collectable. Well, and he just happens to be my grandfather in-law, so these are made special for my husband Bill.

If you have a favorite landscape photo and are interested in commissioning me in this style, send me an email.


Enjoy!

Waves Wash In and Wash Out

Tumble 2008
48 X 48
acrylic on canvas


Enjoy!

Earth & Water

Acrylic on Canvas
2008

Enjoy!

Montana Retreat

After spending a few weeks in Montana, I was inspired by the view from the kitchen window. Thank you Louise.

Mini Silhouettes
2008
4 x 4
acrylic on canvas




Enjoy!

Bad Things Happen for No Good Reason.

This painting is dedicated to four souls, two of which are no longer with us, two whose lives are changed forever. Connections have been made that are unbreakable, time spent together which in some ways will always stand still.






No Good Reason
acrylic on canvas
4 x 4

Mini Paintings

Mini A, B, C, D, E
acrylic on canvas
4 x 4
2008

Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2008, hope it brings us all joy and peace.





Reflection
acrylic on canvas
30 x40


Enjoy!