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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Arapahoe III, the third #painting of this beautiful secluded place on a quiet inlet off the Neuse River here in New Bern, NC, available on my website. #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #abstractlandscape #NCartist

An expressively painted landscape suggesting a waterway through a forested area.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"You have to have dark in order to show light. Just like in life." ~Bob Ross~ I enjoy trying to capture #lights on water. This #painting, In The Moment, will be on view during October at Meredith College for the Raleigh Fine Arts Society NC Artists Juried Exhibition. #BlueSkyArtShow #NCartist

An expressively painted abstract painting suggesting reflected lights and shadows on a rippling water surface using a palette of greens and blues, white and black.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Flowers on my table. Happy Autumn Equinox everyone!🌞

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I find #Undulating ocean waves endlessly fascinating. Time and Tide III, on view at With These Hands Gallery, Edisto Island, SC. #seascape #painting #abstractseascape #EdistoIsland #ncartist #womenartists #BlueSkyArtShow

An abstract seascape suggesting undulating waves splashing ashore in the warm early morning light.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Out this morning making #watercolor #sketches with the local #pleinair group at Cedar Point, NC. A beautiful morning, a little toasty in the sun, but a nice breeze coming off the water. #ncartist #sketchbook #coastalcarolina

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sometimes it only takes a #minimal amount of visual information to express the feeling of a place. A new #painting based on sketches done on location in Arapahoe NC. Arapahoe I, available on my website, link in profile. #BlueSkyArtShow #abstractpainting #NCartist #landscapepainting

An abstract landscape painting suggesting water and foliage in greens and blues with expressive brush strokes and marks.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Recently completed #painting, Slow Dance, created from a sketch done on site on one of those slow days of #Summer when time seems to stand still while the river drifts on by. Available on my website, link in profile. #BlueSkyArtShow #LandscapePainting #NCArtist #AbstractLandscapePainting

An expressively painted landscape featuring a river scene with reflections of trees and sky on the rippling water's surface.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"In a #painting, I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in #chaos ...The fact that I know I am doomed to failure - that doesn't deter me in the least." -Grace Hartigan- Field Notes No. 24, available on my website, link in bio. #abstractpainting #ncartist #BlueSkyArtShow

An abstract painting with expressive calligraphic marks in turquoise on a divided dark blue and olive green ground.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains the #Earth seems to let out a long, satisfied sigh during the days of summer. This is Sweet Summer, available in the Scapes collection on my website, link on profile page. #abstractlandscapepainting #blueridgemountains #BlueSkyArtShow #acrylicpainting #ncartist

An expressively painted mountain landscape showing shadows on a field leading to trees and the mountain range in the distance.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Here's one to cool you off during these hot days, Creekside IV, a small abstract #Painting inspired by reflections in water and the little leaves floating on the rippled surface of the flowing river. Available on my website, link on bio page. #NCartist #AbstractLandscapePainting #InspiredByNature

An abstract painting in earthy greens, blues, and peach, suggesting reflections on water and small leaves floating in the surface.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

One subject I enjoy #Painting above all others ia #Water. Creeks, ponds, rivers, and of course the ocean. Water is life as it cycles through our world. This is About Time, and it will be on view at d'Art Center in Norfolk VA, 8/22-9/19 in Flowing and Flying National Juried Exhibit. #BlueSkyArtShow

An expressively painted semi-abstract seascape with an orange morning sky, deep blues of the ocean and a foamy wave splashing ashore in the foreground.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Creekside III, an 8 x 8" #acrylicpainting on panel, finding the abstract in the commonplace with this little scene of reflections on water. Available from my Creekside collection on my website, www.annthompsonfineart.com #originalart #abstractlandscapepainting #ncartist

An abstract painting suggesting a creek water's surface with ripples and leaves floating and reflecting the sky and surrounding foliage.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A #Big foamy wave with seaspray splashing ashore is my #painting for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow. This one is available through With These Hands Gallery, Edisto Island, South Carolina. #abstractseascapepainting #contemporarypainting #acrylicpainting #ncartist

An expressively painted seascape focusing in on a big foamy wave and its seaspray as it comes ashore where sunlight is reflected on the wet sand.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Creekside II, 8x8" on panel, a moment of reflection caught on the water's surface creates an abstract #painting composition. One in my Creekside collection available on my website. #abstractlandscapepainting #ncartist #river

An expressive abstract painting suggesting ripples and reflections of sky and trees on the surface of water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

When the water reflects the sky like #Glass. Shimmer, 16" square #acrylicpainting on panel available in the Scapes collection on my website. #BlueSkyArtShow #abstractlandscape #marsh #painting #ncartist

An expressively painted marsh scene in soft neutral tones depicting an expanse of reflective water surrounded by marsh grasses and trees.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Creekside I, an 8" square #painting on panel, available from my Creekside collection. Finding abstraction in the reflections on the water's surface, a peaceful contemplation for this rainy morning. Happy Monday everyone💧 #abstractlandscape #rivers #ncartist #acrylicpainting

An abstract painting suggesting trees and sky reflected on water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Days of Gold, an #acrylicpainting on canvas, is one of my older works available. Beside a bend in the road leading to our former home in the mountains goldenrod could be found #growing in late summer. I was always captivated by those bright yellow blooms. #BlueSkyArtShow #landscapepainting #ncartist

A painting showing goldenrod growing in the foreground with trees and mountains behind under a partly cloudy sky.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Days Like These, 22 x 24" #painting from the Creekside collection on my website. Just watching the river meander through the landscape on a summer's day. Happy Monday everyone🌞 #abstractlandscapepainting #ncartist #acrylicpainting #contemporarypainting

An expressive abstract landscape painting suggesting a river scene with trees and reflections of the sky in the water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The salt marshes of Edisto Island offer up a calming peacefulness and #Quiet whenever you are fortunate to experience it, which was the inspiration for this #painting, Silver Morning, available from With These Hands gallery at Edisto Island, SC. #BlueSkyArtShow #landscapepainting #abstractart

An abstract landscape painting of a lowcountry salt marsh painted on soft greens and blues suggesting the marsh grasses, trees, and glistening water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Time and Tide I #acrylicpainting on 10" square panel. A refreshing morning at the beach to start off the week. Happy Monday everyone☀️ #abstractseascapepainting #ncartist

An abstracted seascape painting depicting the warm colors of sunrise on the foamy surf.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just finished this 24" square #painting and no title yet but maybe it should be called #Wide. It is inspired by a sketch I made of the Neuse River which is very wide here as it approaches the Pamlico Sound which then spills on out to the Atlantic. #BlueSkyArtShow #abstractlandscapepainting #ncartist

An abstract painting suggesting water and sky and a distant shoreline with expressive brushstrokes in blues, purples, white and beige.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Another #painting from the Creekside collection, In The Moment, on 22 x 24" canvas. Cooling water reflections for a hot day. Hope you're all staying cool out there! Happy Monday☀️ #abstractlandscape #ncartist #contemporarypainting

An abstracted, expressive painting of water surface reflecting trees and sky.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A close up look at the surf with High Tide, #acrylic on 12" square panel for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #macro. From the Time and Tide collection at www.annthompsonfineart.com #seascapepainting #abstractpainting #expressivepainting #ncartist

A painting of an ocean wave in extreme close up showing the foamy splash of the wave hitting the shore.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Cicadas Singing, #acrylicpainting on 30" square canvas, celebrating summer's light and sounds waterside. Happy Monday everyone!☀️ #abstractlandscape #ncartist #expressivepainting

A painting of trees next to water with dappled light and shadows on the water's surface.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Tide Turns, 24 x 30" #acrylic #painting on canvas for today's #BlueSkyArtShow because who can resist the beauty of the #Curve of an ocean wave. #seascape #abstractpainting #ncartist #expressivepainting

An expressive painting of a white foamy wave splashing ashore on a watery blue ocean.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Good Morning Olympia on 24" square canvas, painted from sketches made on a farm one sunny morning in Olympia NC. Happy Monday everyone🌞 #abstractart #landscape #painting #ncartist

An abstract painting in greens, oranges and blue of a landscape showing a treeline across a distant field with another tree line in the middle ground and the suggestion of fencing going off into the distance.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

First Green on 30" square canvas for today's #BlueSkyArtShow. I don't often use #Sharp contrast in my #paintings but it worked here to describe that feeling of the surface of the water along the water's edge with reflections and shadows. #abstractlandscape #contemporaryart #ncartist

An abstract painting with greens and blues, black and white, suggesting water along a shoreline using expressive marks and layers of color.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Just This Once, from my Creekside collection recently sold. More #paintings in the collection can be found on my website www.annthompsonfineart.com #abstractlandscapepainting #ncartist

An expressively painted river scene showing foliage and reflections on the water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I've been remiss in posting here. Here's a new #painting, Second Chances. It's on my website, www.annthompsonfineart.com #abstractlandscape #acrylicpainting #ncartist

A painting depicting the surface of water reflecting sky and foliage with expressive rippling brushstrokes.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

On my easel this week, Dawn Chorus. I am grateful for all those summer mornings in the mountains waking up to the symphonic sounds of the dawn chorus. It's one of the things I miss most about living there. #Gratitude #BlueSkyArtShow #painting #abstractlandscape #ncartist

An expressive semi-abstract landscape painting of a mountain vista in soft early morning light.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Grateful, a recently completed small #abstractlandscape #acrylic #painting on 10 x 10" canvas for today's #BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze theme, available here www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/61... #ncartist #abstract #landscapepainting

A semi-abstract painting on canvas in soft greens and yellow suggesting a beach scene with grasses under a yellow sky with expressive marks that may be birds.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Recently completed #painting, Go With The Flow, on 18 x 24 " canvas, hanging out on my contemplation shelf. #art #abstractpainting #abstractlandscape #contemporaryabstraction #acrylicpainting

A painting on canvas sitting on a shelf next to a small Buddha figurine. This abstract painting suggests a water's edge with expressive marks in blue and green on a soft green surface with light yellow highlights suggesting filtered light on water.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A new #abstractlandscape #painting, As The Crow Flies, available on my website. Hope y'all are staying cool out there!☀️ www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/61... #art #abstract #ncartist #landscape #womanartist

An abstract landscape painting with expressive marks in green and orange in the bottom foreground giving way to a warm yellow ochre sky punctuated witth marks and scratches.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Are Bliss and #Joy the same? I know I feel joy when present for an ocean sunrise. This is Bliss, #Acrylic on 16x20 canvas available through With These Hands Gallery in Edisto Island, SC. More seascape paintings are available at www.annthompsonfineart.com #BlueSkyArtShow #painting #seascape #art

A painting on canvas of a seascape in the early morning at sunrise with soft yellow and pinks in the sky and reflected on the water and wet sand in the foreground while waves gently wash on shore.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I enjoy adding layers to my paintings where bits of the previous layer peek out from #underneath. This is Coastal Fog, and here on the coast the fog does seem to drift right over the landscape. Available here www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/50... #BlueSkyArtShow #painting #abstract #ncartist

An abstract painting in soft greens and blues with dark calligraphic marks suggesting trees in a cloudy, foggy landscape.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

When we lived in the NC mountains I passed by this scene almost daily. I loved seeing the changing #LightAndShadow on this pastoral hillside. All The Days, #acrylic on panel, available here www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/52... #BlueSkyArtShow #art #painting #ncartist #landscape

An abstract landscape painting with expressive brush marks and texture showing a green hillside rising up to the sky with a treeline at the top of the hill and a clump of evergreens up to the left casting a shadow on the hillside. Light is coming from the partly cloudy blue sky above.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

My current series of intuitive #abstractlandscape #paintings is going well. Here’s a new one, 18” square #acrylic on canvas. No title yet. #art #abstract #ncartist

A painting sitting on a shelf featuring expensive calligraphic marks in greens and blues on a pale cream colored ground where bits of red and pink pop through suggesting a marsh like landscape.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

"We will be making it up. It's what artists do. It's what Turner did in his large, leaky London studio. Artists have always made it up: that's our job."-Gareth Edwards- #art #sketchbook #abstract #mixedmedia #artistquotes #mondaymotivation

A sketchbook open on a table showing a mixed media drawing with expressive calligraphic marks in blue-greens and orange on the bottom third of the page over soft yellows covering the top two thirds.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I love to add #texture to my paintings to create a richly layered surface with scratching back through and expressive brushstrokes reveals previous layers. This is Windows Left Open for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, available here www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/56... #art #abstractpainting

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

In art, #lines can express a many ideas while leading the eye through the work. Lines can suggest shape, texture, tone, calligraphy. I like to use lines for their mystery. This is Talking To Myself, available here www.annthompsonfineart.com/workszoom/56... #BlueSkyArtShow #abstract #painting #art

An abstract painting with large blue and green shapes on a cream colored ground with texture and marks and a contrasting calligraphic marks in dark blue suggesting a flower form.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

New small #abstractlandscape #painting hanging out on my contemplation shelf this Wednesday. Just because. #art #abstract #ncartist #womenartists

A small painting sitting on a shelf next to a Buddha figurine. The painting utilizes expressive green and red marks and brushstrokes over a peach ground with blue accents vaguely suggesting a landscape. Pencil marks are also visible and the words "just because" appear in the background.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

That's Why They Call It The Blues #acrylic on 12" square panel, is included in the 2025 Craven Arts ROY G BIV exhibit opening this Friday at the Bank of the Arts in New Bern NC. This year my assigned color was..you guessed it...blue. Stop by if you're in the area! #art #abstractpainting #ncartist

A painting with large calligraphic marks in various blues moving across a mostly blue textured field with cream accents and a bit if peach in the upper right corner.

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Ann Thompson @annthompsonart.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

"A studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibit is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending." ~Chris Ofili~ #art #sketchbook #artistquote #mondaymotivation #abstractart #abstractlandscape #mixedmedia

An opened sketchbook on a table with crayons. The mixed media sketch has energetic marks in shades of violet and teal balanced with soft pink and warm light yellow open spaces.

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Brian Dupont @briandupont.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

#Drawing vs #PaintingOnPaper: I’ve come down on the side of “if it’s on paper, it’s drawing.” It’s always the least pure & most immediate thing I do in the studio. SEGMENT DRAWING #MixedMedia on #paper. 9” x 7.25” #art #contemporyart #abstractart #abstractpainting #contemporarypainting #painting

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Hank Buffington @hankbuffington.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Here’s another springtime painting of White Clay Creek. I paint this location often, and it’s just downstream from the last painting. Acrylic on panel, 9x12” #painting #art #landscape #acrylic #acrylicpainting #landenberg #whiteclaycreek #pennsylvania

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