in progress – Marianne Thompson

June 9th, 2014

June 9th, 2014
Kenora, Ontario
Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in
(sold)

When I look at this photo, what I see is the difference in tone in the real clouds and the painted clouds. I can account for it partly by the photo having been taken about 2hrs after the clouds were painted, and by the fact that I was wearing sunglasses. The amount of light bouncing all around me rendered painting without protection for my eyes unfeasible. It was a glorious day to be out and painting. Even my sunglasses can attest to that.

June 26th, 2012

In Progress

June 26th, 2012
Halibut Point Quarry, Rockport MA
Oil on Plywood, 18 x 24 in
(sold)

I love rocks, I love granite, and I really enjoyed painting them today. My struggle was / is the water, which is normally my “comfort zone” but the strange angles of the quarry borders threw me off for some reason. Will replace this image when I have finished, might not change much.

June 11th & 12th, 2012

June 11th & 12th, 2012
Hostas and the Path, Tewksbury MA
(sold)

I just finished this (15 mins ago) and still like to see it in the environment in which I painted it, though the angle of the photo is different from that of the scene. Again, trying to understand light and shadow and how it affects colour. There are a lot of pine buds all over the canvas and myself.

Snow Meets High Tide

Snow Meets High Tide
Cox Reservation, Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas, 11 x 14 in
(sold)

I need to re-take this photo with a better camera. When I started the painting, there were acres of snowy marshland in front of me – as I was finishing, there were almost none, just water, everywhere. The full moon this week had pulled the tide higher than I am used to seeing it. Below is a picture I took while just beginning the painting.