PASSAGE

These paintings explore the duality I have felt in relation to water: anxiety and awe. Overcoming my fears through scuba diving, the images reflect memories, visual references, scientific data and intuitive responses. Exploring my lived experience, I have deepened my appreciation of the dark side of water and the beauty of the turning tide.

Falling In by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 11 x 14 x .75
Continual Reach by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 11 x 14 x .75
Edge of Infinity by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 20 x 24 x 1.5
Heft of My Heart, Weight of the Sea by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 6 x 9 x .75
A History of Water by Kathi Thompson, 18 x 18 x .75
Benthos by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 18' x 18' x .75
Holding Onto a Dream by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 9 x 6 x .75
Reticulata by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 18 x 18 x .75
Photic Zone by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 18 x 18 x .75
Opening to the Light by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 18 x 28
mourning fingers by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 36 x 36
floating free_no.1 by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 36 x 30
still motion by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 18 x 22
turbulence by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 27 x 36
roaming tide by Kathi Thompson, Oil, 17 x 29