Calm and Chaos

Calm and Chaos is part of a series depicting the female figure reading. I use subdued colors and loose brush strokes, as in most of my paintings, in order to create the mood and feel of spontaneity. Art buyers may see a symbolic reference to prominent 20th century American painters like George Bellows, John Sloan, Isabell Bishop, and Edward Hopper. 

12 x 16 original Urban Realism oil painting on panel by Darren Thompson. 

AWARDS and SHOWS

100 Curators Collection Saatchi Online 2012

Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition 2010

Chicago Artist Coalition Group Show 2008

Society of Illustrators 2001, 2002

Laguna Beach Echoes and Visions 2002

Louisville Art Association 2002

American Visions 2002

Hoosier Salon 2002

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

Southwest Art Magazine Artist to Watch 2005

Art of the West 2002

Best of American Oil Painters, Volume 2, 2009

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Harris Bank

Hickory Point Bank