Muslin Paintings

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

In this contemporary garden landscape in oil on muslin mounted on panel, ruby red apples and lush green leaves are vibrant against a blue sky, while a hand reaches to pluck one of th...

In this contemporary painting in oil on muslin mounted on panel, a luminous, bright white winged moth is perched on the side of a tree with gray beige tree bark. Signed, dated and ti...

Native American themed painting titled "Two Araphos Chased by Soldiers" by English artist Peter Bowles, later known as Ikce Wicasa Ecetkiya Wawowa. The work features two Araphos people on horseback being chased by American soldiers with guns in the style of ledger paintings...

A bright yellow wild asparagus bush can be seen surrounded by leaves on the ground, barren tree branches framing a pale blue sky. Signed and dated on recto, signed, dated and titled ...

Yellow pears hang from a verdant fruit tree in a peaceful backyard surrounded by dark green pine trees beneath a calm blue sky with light wispy clouds, while yellow flowers spring up...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. In this kite entitled "As a Bee Sees a Butterfly," Thompson creates chaotic harmony from colored rice paper, fragments of painted scrolls, and scraps of printed silks. The layered collage is united by a wash of indigo and turquoise pigments that seem to spill out from the center of the kite. Crashing waves and painterly brush strokes...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragment...

Native American themed painting titled "Two Araphos Chased by Soldiers" by English artist Peter Bowles, later known as Ikce Wicasa Ecetkiya Wawowa. The work features two Araphos people on horseback being chased by American soldiers with guns in the style of ledger paintings...

Entitled "Peace in Ukraine," this newest work by artist Michael Thompson honors the courage of the Ukrainian people and calls for an end to conflict. In his signature collage style, ...