Mark Thompson

A native of Colorado, Mark Thompson studied art at Colorado State University. He graduated with a BA in illustration and worked briefly in Chicago before returning to Colorado. Thompson taught drawing at the high school level for ten years before committing himself to fine are full-time. He has worked with egg tempera since 1972, choosing the medium because it suits his realistic style and because of the challenges it presents. Thompson builds his colors with all their subtleties of shading by over-painting layer on layer of tempera. His portraits are very personal character studies.

Since 1981, Mark has been working in the media of egg tempera and etching. He has received numerous awards from exhibitions over the years, including the American Artist's Professional League (NY), the Knickerbocker Artist's (NY), the Salmagundi Club (NY) the Allied Artist's of America (NY), and the Colorado Governor's Invitational. Mark also teaches a class in egg tempera painting at the Art Students League of Denver. Memberships include both the International Guild of Realism and the Society of Tempera Painters.