“Yes, You’re Annoying Me” by Ann Thompson
WHO: Lompoc Valley Art Association
WHAT: Ann Thompson, Featured Artist Show
WHERE: Cypress Gallery, 119 E. Cypress, Lompoc, CA 93436
WHEN: October 29 to November 24, 2019
The Lompoc Valley Art Association’s Cypress Gallery will be featuring "Everyday Inspiration!", an artist show by Ann Thompson. The show will be on exhibit from October 29 to November 24, 2019.
Ann is a farmer's daughter, raised in a rural western Iowa community with nine siblings. At age three Ann completed her first mural on her folk's living-room wall in crayon. Murals have been in her blood ever since! Ann's mural commissions are enjoyed in several locations in Iowa, Alaska, Washington and in California.
Ann has proudly called Lompoc home for the last two decades, but for more than 40 years Ann only pursued her passion on a part-time basis, painting after hours and on weekends while working full-time.
“Jalama RFD” by Ann Thompson
She most often paints in acrylics, but is also practiced in watercolors, pastels, oils and airbrushing. She has painted on almost every surface you could imagine. Ann's diversity comes partly from loving a good challenge and from methods learned and seeking out various new ones.
In 2014 shortly following retirement, Ann leaped at the opportunity to paint full time. She immediately took to the position of "Curator for the Lompoc Mural Society." She loves working outside in the fresh air and meeting new people while restoring the city's murals. "It’s my dream job and I'm helping to improve the community look," she says! Although the murals tend to keep her busiest, occasionally she is commissioned to paint on canvas or something else. Ann finds her passion in everything from a white billowy clouds to a gnarled oak root and nothing is too tuff to tackle.
"Everyday Inspiration” is a collection of moments that I hope conveys peace, joy, silliness, love, beauty, preciousness, …etc. I love to paint, and I hope that you delight in what inspires me, when I express myself on canvas."
There will be a will be an artist’s reception on Sunday November 3 from 2:00 to 4:00p.m. Refreshments will be served. Please come by and check out the show. The Cypress Gallery is at 119 East Cypress Avenue, Lompoc, across from the Museum.
“Afternoon Shadows” by Ann Thompson