Eve Thompson was born and raised in Newport Beach California, Where she first studied watercolor at the famous Rex Brandt School of Painting. It was here that she learned the master techniques of transparent watercolor. She also studied with other leading artist of southern California including Robert E. Wood, Milford Zornes, and Roger Armstrong.

Specializing in watercolor, Eve has become a master of the medium and has won many top honors and cash awards in professional art competitions. Her fresh luminous watercolors capture the very presence and warmth of sunlight itself.

Thompsons artwork has been juried into the famed Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, and has exhibited there for eight years. She was a watercolor instructor at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, and teaches private and group lessons at her studio.

ART COMPETITION AWARDS

Third Place, Salute to the Arts Festival 1991

First Honorable Mention, Newport Arts Festival 1990

First Place Purchase Prize, Salute to the Arts 1986

First Place Purchase Prize, Orange County Fair 1979

First Place Purchase Prize, Orange County Fair 1978

Best of Show Purchase Award, Newport Arts Festival 1978

First Place, Costa Mesa Art League Open Competition 1977

First Place in Painting, Newport Arts Festival 1977

Best of Show Purchase Prize, Newport Arts Festival 1976

Third Place, Professional Painting, Newport Arts Festival 1975

Purchase Prize -Best of Show, Newport Arts Festival 1974

First Place in Watercolor, Newport Festival of Arts 1973

First Place in Oil Painting, Newport Festival of Arts 1973

Purchase Prize Award, La Mirada Fiesta De Arte 1971


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