A World of Painted Stories

"Rolling Hills" 12 × 16" acrylic on canvas, based on a snapshot of a mare named Cocoa. #equineart #horses #horsepainting

Lady Lavender, 9x12" oil on wood. Her owner is pretty sure Lady is an #andalusianchicken. Whatever shevis, she's very elegant! #chickens #chickenart #hobbyfarm

"April Moonlight" on left, 14 x 11" oil on canvas. That moon seems to show up over and over in the one-step-sideways world that lives in my head.

Six of my “Small Wonders” acrylic paintings on paper. These are originals, not reproductions. Prices from $45 to $99 (“Doris Takes a Break,” the cow lying down). Available here: https://traciethompson.com/collections/99854 – and more to come!

So, i created this mixed media Cecropia Moth painting over the weekend and I really love it, and it turns out the image fits really well on a mug. The mugs, small or large, are $14. Here’s the link for them; note that you can customize your background color where there image ends.

Nasturtium Seedling, 5x7″ mixed media, because I hadn’t done anything goofy and fun in ... in ... I can’t remember how long.

Early stages of a new #assemblageart piece called Circus Horse. (Yes, coffee is an art supply) #EquineArt #workinprogress #recycledmaterials

Finally framing this gorgeous pencil sketch by @bethanyberg. #artistsoftumblr

Curious Fox. 10" × 10" oil on canvas, available unframed, 250. #foxes #redfox #oilpainting #paletteknife #winter

I have achieved Floof! Swiffer Kitty, 8 x 12" mixed media on paper. #catsofinstagram #animalportrait #kitty

October Cattails, #minnesota. 9×12" oil on wood, a scene in #minnetonka, available at 350. #oilpainting #landscapepainting (at Minnetonka Center for the Arts)

October Crow, 8 x 10", brush pen and pastel pencil.

#inktober experiment: made an ink blot pattern last night, then challenged myself this morning to turn it into something more. 6x8" Cliff Landscape.

I saw people doing Inktober and went and got my unused bottle of ink out. Oct. 2nd, Chipmunk, Micron pen and touches of gesso, about 5 x 7″; Oct. 1, Robin, about 6 x 9″, ink and touches of gesso on cotton paper.

Nine species of fungus I found in Willow River State Park, Wisconsin, 9/2/2016. I’ve identified 1) Chicken of the Woods; 6) an indigo Russula species; 7) Fly agaric, 9) Boletus edulis. All photos are my own cell phone shots.

Crooked Garage, Grand Marais. 6 x 12" oil on panel. #pleinair #oilpainting #landscape