Jeff Thomsen


Jeff Thomsen

I’m essentially an unreconstructed impressionist, tempered somewhat by post-impressionism, and filtered through the local Pennsylvania likes of, say, N.C. Wyeth and Cecelia Beaux. That is, I enjoy the adherence to form amidst the pulsating sensation of light and color in nature that I am often overwhelmed by. And I like stories. Thus, it may be of little surprise that my favorite painters are Pierre Bonnard and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
I am unconcerned with offering a particular message with my sometimes incomprehensible narrative works. The viewer is invited to arrive at her or his own interpretation and response. In any event, it’s my wish that my attempts at color, light, and the depiction of form bring their own rewards. As the old saying goes, “Nobody goes to the opera for the plot.”
The smaller landscapes and occasional still lives are almost always done or substantially started at the scene. The larger narrative works are created in the studio following the undertaking of many studies, sketches, and exploration of possibilities. For that reason, it is not unusual to see a framed “study” alongside an often larger “final” version. But in actuality, there are no studies or final versions — there are simply different versions of endless possibilities. I wish I had the time and understanding to explore them all.  

Jeff Thomsen 2020 video by John Thornton 

 most recent solo exhibition was held March 15 - April 9, 2023. A selection of works is currently available at the gallery as indicated below.  For inquiries on all others, please Contact Us.   
Cerulean Arts Collective Virtual Tour & Talk - March 29, 2023 


Toward Evening, oil on linen, 30" x 40"  Available 


Keeper, oil on linen, 30" x 20"  Available 


Young Jaguar, oil on linen, 24" x 30"  Available 


Six Young Jaguars, oil on board, 13" x 15"  Available 


Study for Toward Evening, oil on linen on board, 16" x 20"  Available 


Cat on a Fence, ink & watercolor on paper, 6" x 7.5"  SOLD 


Midsummer, oil on board, 10" x 10"  Available 


Quiet House, oil on linen on board, 14" x 18"  Available 


Perhaps Five Trees, oil on board, 8" x 16"  SOLD 


Summer Walk, oil on linen on panel, 9" x 12"  Available 


View to the Yard, oil on panel, 8" x 8"  Available 


First Leaves and Last, oil on linen on board, 11" x 14"  Available 
 

Midday, Spring, oil on board, 10.75" x 10.75"  Available 


Morning in the Shadow of the Yew Trees, oil on board, 8" x 13.5"  Available 


Small Pavillion, oil on board, 6.5" x 8.5"  Available 
 
 
Ball Field Study, oil on board, 12.25" x 18"  Available 


Return in the Summer, oil on linen, 24" x 30"  SOLD 


Rocks at Beavertail, watercolor on paper, 7.5" x 12"  SOLD 


Cove Off Conanicut Island, watercolor on paper, 7" x 10"  Available 


Rocks at Fort Wetherill, watercolor on paper, 7.5" x 11.5"  Available 


Jamestown Harbor, Showers, watercolor on paper, 6" x 12"  Available 


Rhode Island Windmill, ink wash on paper, 9" x 8.25"  SOLD 


Notating Nature, oil on linen, 24" x 36"  SOLD 


Summer Night in a Small Yard, oil on linen, 18" x 24" 


Cat in Yellow Room, oil on linen mounted on panel, 16" x 20" 


Night Scene with Cat, oil on panel, 12" x 16"  


By a Quiet Road, oil on linen mounted on panel, 12" x 18" 


The Light Across the Street, oil on panel, 11" x 14"  


Lemur Looking, oil on linen mounted on panel, 9" x 12"  


A Rumor of Spring, oil on panel, 14" x 11"  


Bright Morning along Karakung Creek, oil on panel, 12" x 16" 


Things Which Grow in Early Spring, oil on panel, 12" x 9"  SOLD 


Morning Study, oil on panel, 12" x 9"  


Playing in the Creek, oil on panel, 9" x 12"  SOLD  


Flowers after News of Tilda, oil on panel, 18" x 12"  SOLD 


Summer Morning in Cathy's Yard, oil on panel, 8" x 16"  SOLD 


On Athens Avenue, oil on panel, 7" x 10.25" 


Warm Morning, oil on panel, 8" x 12" 


Red Tree Fall, oil on panel, 10" x 10"  


Lynx, oil on panel, 9" x 12" 


Step Study, oil on panel, 8" x 10" 


Study for Return in the Summer, oil on paper, 11" x 14"  SOLD 


A Cat's Journey, oil on linen, 24" x 30"  SOLD 


Day Lilies, Hot Afternoon, oil on panel, 10" x 10"  


A Mississippi Nocturne Study, oil on linen mounted on panel, 14" x 11" 


Winter Bank, oil on linen mounted on panel, 9" x 12" 


Community Garden, oil on panel, 9" x 12" 


Midday, When People are at School or Work, oil on panel, 12" x 12"  


Overgrowth and Undergrowth, oil on panel, 10" x 10"  SOLD  


Late Winter Thaw, oil on linen mounted on panel, 6.25" x 10"  SOLD  


February Dog and Walker, oil on panel, 8" x 8"  SOLD  


Sasha, charcoal on paper, 4.5" x 8"  SOLD  


March Snow Shadows, oil on panel, 8" x 8"  SOLD  


Study for Early Morning in a Small Town, oil on linen mounted on panel, 8" x 12"  SOLD


Field Patch, August, oil on panel, 8" x 8"  SOLD 


March Daffodils, oil on panel, 10.875" x 18.375"  SOLD


Corner Daffodils, oil on panel, 6" x 11"  SOLD


Corner of a Yard, oil on museum board, 8.25" x 9.5"  SOLD


Midsummer, Mill Grove, oil on panel, 8.25" x 13.125"  SOLD 


Bartram's Garden, oil on panel, 8" x 8"  SOLD