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OuT & abOuT | ARTiST SPOTLiGhT
ABOvE LEfT TOP: “Wolf Call”; BOTTOM: “Passing By”; RiGhT TOP: Rebecah
Thompson self portrait. OPPOSiTE PAGE CLOCkWiSE fROM TOP LEfT: “No Oars”;
“Along for the Ride”; “A Little Ruffled”; “Eye on the Prize”.
PAGE 44 LEfT: “freefall”; RiGhT: “Moon Pie”. PAGE 45 TOP: “Abandoned”;
BOTTOM: “Toasty Breakfast”.
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background. Above, birds in a lopsided v-formation take aim
at the stormy mammatus clouds ahead.
“i like placing things where they don’t normally belong
- partly just to make you think and provoke you to look a
little deeper. The one flamingo was looking down, and it
made sense to me to add the sea turtle, especially knowing
how dear they are to our community. On a calm day at the
beach, i often see the hump of a dolphin glide past and
thought it was an appropriate view for the other flamingo
that was looking out to sea. The mammatus clouds give
depth and visual appeal to the entire image, and the
pelicans in the v-formation point slightly to the focal point
of the flamingos below. Often you just begin bringing in
elements, and through creative experimentation, find how
they best work together. With art you often simply begin,
and let the piece take you where it leads,” she says.
“The juxtaposition gives the viewer something to wonder
about. Why is it there? how long has it been there? And
what else might be just out of sight?”
her pieces range in price from $25 to $300, depending on
the print medium - photographic print, canvas, or metal -
and the size of the piece.
Thompson says her chosen art form is not dissimilar to her
other passion: quilting.
“Strangely, both are similar in that one is piecing bits and
pieces of cloth together to create something new, and the
other is piecing bits and pieces of photos together,” adding
everyone should tap the artist within, because everyone has
potential to create something meaningful.
“Don’t be afraid, and don’t tell yourself you are not
creative. it simply takes practice and the more you practice,
the more creativity begins to follow,” she advises.
“Try not to compare yourself to others, but instead get
inspired by them. Just be yourself and create art in your
own way. Don’t worry if people like it or dislike it. What one
person dislikes, someone else might absolutely adore. Just
keep learning, keep creating, and persevere. This is true and
valuable for all artists.”
Images courtesy of Rebecah Thompson
To find out more about Rebecah Thompson, visit her
website at www.RebecahThompson.com. To find out more
about the digital art course that launched her on her latest
adventure, visit www.ProPhotoshopArtistry.com. GM