Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Bea Thompson and some of her fine floral watercolors. (Photo by Zina Booth, Illinois Valley News )
Thompson’s watercolors featured at Sterling
Longtime Illinois Valley resi-
dent and beloved watercolorist Bea
Thompson is displaying 10 of her
exquisite framed paintings at Ster-
ling Savings Bank in Cave Junction
through May and June.
The paintings reveal light,
shadow, depth of color and texture
often difficult to achieve in this
medium.
Thompson states that she has
been drawing since her high school
classes. She studied art for a bache-
lor’s degree at San Diego State Uni-
versity; and taught drawing to
many, including students at Rogue
Community College since she
moved to Illinois Valley in 1980.
While living on an Indian res-
ervation and raising her family she
enjoyed viewing the beauty of Na-
ture, and started working with wa-
tercolors. Now she pays attention
to flowers in her garden while not-
ing shape, lighting rhythms and
context.
“Many paintings take place in
my head first,” she explains.
“Then, I might take some photo-
graphs until I get the angle that’s
most pleasing. But I prefer painting
directly from life whenever possi-
ble.”
While she practices whenever
feasible at home, she finds the in-
spiration of the I.V. Fine Artists
Inc. group most rewarding in get-
ting new ideas and feeling
supported. Preparing for
the present exhibit moti-
vated Thompson to finish forgotten
paintings and begin new projects
she had put off.
The result is a fresh, lively and
uplifting show.
Members and guests of I.V.
Fine Artists Inc. meet Mondays at
the RCC Belt Bldg. in Kerby from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone can par-
ticipate in an open studio setting.
The group also sponsors work-
shops at various times and live
modeling on first Mondays this
spring. For further information
contact Dorothea Hover-Kramer at
592-5296.
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