Soft Blue Field
Overview
2015
Acrylic on canvas
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Dimensions: 127cm (H) x 116.8cm (W) x 3.8cm (D) / 50" (H) x 46" (W) x 1.5" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
Artist Statement
Soft Blue Field is a minimal piece that evokes a sense of peacefulness and unity. The canvas is lightly textured which gives a tactility and sculptural quality; an invitation to touch. The blue calms the nervous system while triggering creativity and contemplation. There is a feeling of infinity and space. The surface comprises countless lines, flecks and marks which altogether create vibrating tapestry of ultramarine, violet and sky blue.
For me painting is an energising and enlightening experience. My painting style has been influenced by my meditation practice. Over the years, meditation has allowed me to experience reality within myself. Meditation has helped me become conscious of subtle sensations in my body and how these sensations are intimately connected with my mind. This body/mind experience fascinates me. Experiencing my true reality feels meaningful and has given me a sense of peace and purpose. In an effort to express and share these experiences with others, I have developed a personal painting style. I describe my work as monochromatic energy fields comprised of a mass of moving particles, lines and waves of colour. Not unlike the reality within. I understand that it is impossible to express the intangible using a tangible medium such as paint, gesso, sand and canvas... but I love the challenge.
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Born: 1956
Hometown: Coldstream
Based in: British Columbia
Heidi Thompson was born in Vernon, B.C. Canada. After graduating high school she moved to Europe to study art. From 1975-1979 she attended the University of Art & Design in Zürich earning a Swiss Diploma for Professional Photography. After graduating, Thompson moved to Nürnberg and apprenticed with German painter Oskar Koller. Koller recommended that she continue her art education at the Akademie der Buildene Künste Nürnberg. Thompson was accepted and spent one year under the guidance of Professor Ernst Weil, However, seeking a more traditional art school, Thompson moved to Budapest to study painting with Professor Kokas Ignac at the Hungarian State University for Fine Art. In 1982, Thompson returned to Canada and worked as a freelance photographer, painter and book publisher. In 2001 she earned her BFA and Teaching Certificate from the University of Victoria. Since the early 1980's Thompson has worked as a photographer, publisher, teacher and painter. She is married to Edward Thompson and they have two children. Heidi Thompson currently paints full-time and exhibits her work in Europe, Canada and the USA.
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