Creation Calls

"Creation Calls" has been accepted in the 2017 American Watercolor Society's Exhibition in New York.  This is the 150th Anniversary Show.  It is quite an honor to be included in this prestigious show.

I have always been attracted to pattern and the current fad of drawing tangle patterns has captured my interest.  I love to draw these intricate patterns in my spare time, while waiting in a doctors office, sitting down to a meal, etc.  I honored this hobby with my real love.....painting!

Gift of Life

I am pleased to announce that my painting, "Gift of Life", will be showing at the Versailles Words In Red Art Exhibit summer of 2021.

The theme for the show is "Words in Red".  The paintings must be based on any statement that Jesus made with a Scripture reference from the New King James or New International Version of the Bible.

The following passage from Matthew 26:26-28 is the Scripture that I based this painting on.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body."  Then He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.  This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." 

Blue Floral Scarf

In addition to acrylic painting, I enjoy painting on silk with silk dyes.  Some of the art pieces that I have done on silk are completed as paintings which are shown in the  silk painting section of this website.  Another format that I like to use for my silk painting is to create beautiful scarves.

This is one of the silk scarves which I hand painted with an overall floral repeat pattern.    It is laying on my work table in my studio.  It has been removed from the stretcher bar frame that suspended it above the table when I painted it. After painting it, it had to be heat set for several hours in my steamer.  I have really  enjoyed wearing it. 

Now on Facebook!

I now have a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TompkinStudios

A Father's Heart

"A Father's Heart"

My heart was drawn to the father.  I painted him sitting on his garden wall, looking off into the distance, yearning for his son's return.  The mood is somber.  The sky is gray.  He has waited a long time.  It is Autumn, the last of the leaves are falling.  The bird flying away is symbolic of the son who has flown away.  This father's heart is heavy, but he never gives up hope.

In the same way, our heavenly Father waits for each of us to return to His loving care.  He never gives up on any of us.