Artist Statement

It is the beauty of Godʼs magnificent artistry in the world around me that inspires me to paint. I love light. It transforms the mundane into the spectacular. I stand in awe. Colors, rhythmic patterns, and beautiful form perform as if dancing to unheard music. This is what I try to capture in my artwork. It brings me great joy and purpose in life to birth on canvas those things which stir my soul.

I love rhythmic, well-designed compositions with a lot of ʻfood for the eyeʼ. I am a representational painter by choice. I feel that my affinity towards realism enhances the message I am trying to convey. Concept and design are paramount, but by offering complex compositions, full of detail, the eye can keep traveling around the painting discovering something new every step of the way. 

 

My Blog

 Recently I was invited to be a Featured Artist on the website www.ArtsyShark.com.  This is quite an honor.  When you visit this site, and you find the Linda Tompkin featured artist page, you will see some of my new still lifes plus some of my all time favorites.  You will also glean some additional information about me, the way I work, and a little of my history as an artist.

Sunday
Jan152017

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!

 

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