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Artist Exhibitions:
Commissions and residencies
2002 A Year in the Life,
Exhibition and Artist in
Residence, Funded by
Darlington Building Society
and Northern Arts Encore Award
2001 Emergency Response,
Contemporary artwork
commission, Funded by ETOL
Teesside Operations
2001 Enron Power, Contemporary
artwork commission, Funded by
Enron Teesside Operations
2001 Art of Technology, ...
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Artist Galleries:
www.thebiscuitfactory.com
Call us on 0191 261 1103 or
send a fax to 0191 261 0057
Email
art@thebiscuitfactory.com
Stoddart Street, Newcastle
upon Tyne, NE2 1AN
The Blue Zuchinni, Tetbury,
Gloucestershire
The Rivers Gallery,
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Room for Art, Cobham, Surrey,
United Kingdom
The Fusion Gallery,
Wotton-under-...
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Artist Reviews:
July 11th 2006
Stroud-based artist Wendy
Thompson went back to her
roots in the North-east
recently – to help present one
of her paintings to the
Governor of the Bank of
England.
Wendy, who was formerly Artist
in Residence for the
Darlington Building Society
from 2001 to 2003 was ...
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Collections:
Darlington Building Society
Collection, Darlington, Co.
Durham, UK.
Kvaener Process Technoloyg
Collection, University
Boulevard, Stockton Campus,
Teeside, UK.
@PR Collection, New Zealand.
University of Durham
Collection, Stockton-on-Tees,
UK.
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Commissions:
Enron Teesside Operations,
Darlington Building Society,
Kvaerner Process Technology,
Davy Process Technology,
SembCorp UK...
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Artist Statement for Wendy Thompson
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Painting has always been a part of me; I am constantly challenging myself to create the next chapter in my life in my painting. Creating something on a blank canvas that turns into something that someone will treasure gives me a sense of exhilaration.
Painting is always for me about exploring the depths of my own imagination. I like to feel my paintings come to life with the use of strong colours. The colours are an illustration of my feelings, interpreting each scene with the use of strong vibrant colours helps me express something of myself into the canvas. I like to create in my paintings life and for viewers to feel a sense of belonging, creating feelings and emotion when viewing each canvas connects individual memories to life.
The Move to Gloucestershire
Moving to Gloucestershire is a complete change of scene for me. I had often admired photographs of the Gloucestershire landscape but when I visited for the first I was captivated by the joy of living on the edge of the Cotswold’s. It just amazes me each day as I wake up and see the rolling valleys, honey-colored stone villages. I just love and feel the history and tradition of the five valleys, its such an inspiration to me and my paintings giving me a strong sense of peace and calm, you can almost feel the creativity in the area. Seeing the old woolen mill as I look out of my studio captivates my imagination of how people must have lived in days gone by. I sit and dream what life must of been like. Over Christmas I just loved walking around the villages, seeing and hearing live music and people dancing, it makes me feel so inspirational and creative.
In my latest paintings I have tried to capture a sense of passion, emotion and imagination. I have been creating a series of meetings 'encounters' which tell a story of love and intrigue. I am hoping to create not just for myself but for others the romance and exciting chance encounters, which will capture the viewers imagination. I want the viewer to imagine the faces of the figures in my paintings and to be able to fantasize what it would be like to be there.
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