Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson studied art with

Joseph Fitzpatrick at The Carnegie

in Pittsburgh and with New Orleans

designer, Frances Coleman. 

Ms. Thompson was Director of Arts

Programs for the U.S. Army in

Wiesbaden, Germany for ten years.  

Her innovative art, music and theatre

programs received multiple

European and International Awards

for Excellence.  

Ms. Thompson is the author of

"Basics of Art and the Elements of

Design.”  She also teaches adult seminars at Central Carolina Community College. 

She is the current Vice President and Program Chair of the Pastel Society of North Carolina.  

She is also a member of the Sanford Brush and Palette Club, where she has won numerous

awards for painting.

"My approach is to halt shadows; to capture the quiet of nature in fleeting moments.  Most of my subjects are personal - things I have, flowers I grow or fields I mow.  Composition, design and color palette are my primary concerns.  Whether still life or landscape, I seek moments of stillness and light."