Jeff Thomsen
I am principally interested in light, color, beauty, and space. I paint representationally because I wish to explore additional concerns: human and animal expression, texture, and form; the fall of light and shadow in our world; and other riches from nature and human creation. However, composition and the abstract issues of the rectangle are as important to me as representational accuracy.
The small landscapes are almost always painted at the scene and then finished in the studio. I scratch the date or dates of my work at the scene into the paint surface with my signature as a form of artist’s diary or remembrance. The larger paintings are developed from a more lengthy process, often involving a great deal of preliminary work for the development of composition, resolution of drawing issues, and exploration of color strategies. They are built of many layers and often experience countless alterations during their development.
I am not typically interested in representing the fractured, discordant, and anxious nature of our times, but, rather, hope to offer a salve for them.
The small landscapes are almost always painted at the scene and then finished in the studio. I scratch the date or dates of my work at the scene into the paint surface with my signature as a form of artist’s diary or remembrance. The larger paintings are developed from a more lengthy process, often involving a great deal of preliminary work for the development of composition, resolution of drawing issues, and exploration of color strategies. They are built of many layers and often experience countless alterations during their development.
I am not typically interested in representing the fractured, discordant, and anxious nature of our times, but, rather, hope to offer a salve for them.
Jeff Thomsen video by John Thornton
Notating Nature, oil on linen, 24" x 36" Available
Return in the Summer, oil on linen, 24" x 30" Available
Summer Night in a Small Yard, oil on linen, 18" x 24" Available
Cat in Yellow Room, oil on linen mounted on panel, 16" x 20" Available
Night Scene with Cat, oil on panel, 12" x 16" Available
By a Quiet Road, oil on linen mounted on panel, 12" x 18" Available
The Light Across the Street, oil on panel, 11" x 14" Available
Lemur Looking, oil on linen mounted on panel, 9" x 12" Available
A Rumor of Spring, oil on panel, 14" x 11" Available
Bright Morning along Karakung Creek, oil on panel, 12" x 16" Available
Things Which Grow in Early Spring, oil on panel, 12" x 9" Available
Morning Study, oil on panel, 12" x 9" Available
Playing in the Creek, oil on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Flowers after News of Tilda, oil on panel, 18" x 12" Available
Summer Morning in Cathy's Yard, oil on panel, 8" x 16" Available
On Athens Avenue, oil on panel, 7" x 10.25" Available
Warm Morning, oil on panel, 8" x 12" Available
Red Tree Fall, oil on panel, 10" x 10" Available
Lynx, oil on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Step Study, oil on panel, 8" x 10" Available
Study for Return in the Summer, oil on paper, 11" x 14" Available
Notating Nature, oil on linen, 24" x 36" Available
Return in the Summer, oil on linen, 24" x 30" Available
Summer Night in a Small Yard, oil on linen, 18" x 24" Available
Cat in Yellow Room, oil on linen mounted on panel, 16" x 20" Available
Night Scene with Cat, oil on panel, 12" x 16" Available
By a Quiet Road, oil on linen mounted on panel, 12" x 18" Available
The Light Across the Street, oil on panel, 11" x 14" Available
Lemur Looking, oil on linen mounted on panel, 9" x 12" Available
A Rumor of Spring, oil on panel, 14" x 11" Available
Bright Morning along Karakung Creek, oil on panel, 12" x 16" Available
Things Which Grow in Early Spring, oil on panel, 12" x 9" Available
Morning Study, oil on panel, 12" x 9" Available
Playing in the Creek, oil on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Flowers after News of Tilda, oil on panel, 18" x 12" Available
Summer Morning in Cathy's Yard, oil on panel, 8" x 16" Available
On Athens Avenue, oil on panel, 7" x 10.25" Available
Warm Morning, oil on panel, 8" x 12" Available
Red Tree Fall, oil on panel, 10" x 10" Available
Lynx, oil on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Step Study, oil on panel, 8" x 10" Available
Study for Return in the Summer, oil on paper, 11" x 14" Available
Day Lilies, Hot Afternoon, oil on panel, 10" x 10" Available
A Mississippi Nocturne Study, oil on linen mounted on panel, 14" x 11" Available
Winter Bank, oil on linen mounted on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Community Garden, oil on panel, 9" x 12" Available
Midday, When People are at School or Work, oil on panel, 12" x 12" Available
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