John Allen Thompson, miniature painter and sculptor

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John Allen Thompson MPSGS HS MASF WFM

American artist

Pathos: miniature stone sculpture by John Allen Thompson

"Pathos"
Stone sculpture
Actual size 3 x 2 x 1.5 ins [7.5 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm]

miniature painting: Winter at 4716 Waverley by John Allen Thompson

"Winter at 4716 Waverley"
Oil on ivorine
Actual size 4 x 5.5 ins [10.2 x 14 cm]

Throughout my life, some creative enterprise has occupied me daily. When I was a small child I made drawings of characters from the Sunday comics. In the Eighth grade I produced a book of portraits of all the US Presidents. I was Art Editor of my high school Senior Yearbook and illustrated it with my class cartoons and candid photographs. Our family genealogy, "The

The Miniaturist [portrait of the artist]: miniature painting by John Allen Thompson

Self portrait "The Miniaturist"

Thompson Twiggs"(1980) which I co-authored with my sister, Marie Eberle, contained my drawings of landscapes and portraits copied from old family photographs. During my career as a Soil Scientist with the US Soil Conservation Service, I produced detailed maps, three-dimensional landscape block-diagrams and landscape illustrations for technical publications. As an avocation I painted portraits. Upon retirement, I devoted full time to my portrait painting, poetry and other artworks. A teacher, Annette Polan, at the Corcoran School of Art, encouraged me to pursue miniature portrait painting. Developing my skills as a Miniaturist

"Fascination"
Oil on Ivorine
Actual size 2ins x 3.5ins [5 cm x 9cm]

has become the passion and sustenance of my life.

As time passes, my intimate association with Miniature Art, with Miniaturists worldwide and with a special creative person keeps me growing as an artist and a person. It is my experience that working with various media keeps my art fresh and alive. Drawing enhances sharpness of line when wielding a brush. Sculpting enhances depth when painting. Words and their rhythm bring forth a fullness of spirit and expression.

John held one-person shows in Washington, D.C, and Maryland. He exhibited in many major exhibitions, including the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington D.C., and the Miniature Arts Society of Florida in the US, and the Royal Miniature Society and Hilliard Society in England. He regularly won awards for his work and was President of the MPSGS.

John Thompson died on 12th March 2009

ABBREVIATIONS: HS = Hilliard Society; MASF = Miniature Arts Society of Florida; MPSG = The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.; WFM = World Federation of Miniaturists

This artist can be contacted c/o:
carolinehayes@onetel.com