Let me tell all of you for the first time about me it is always strange talking about yourself but I will give it a try. Of course most of you know my name by now any way my name is Michael Thompson I have been painting for about 8 and a half years now. I have been teaching almost as long as I have been painting I love to help others learn. I always thought as a young child I could paint if I could just afford to try it. Looking back those were hard times moving on... I think it was December 1999 when I finally made up my mind once and for all to give it a try, after ten years of putting it in the back of my mind. I bought a painting kit and thought I would give it a go I loved it, it seemed hard but everything is hard the very first time you try it. After a few attempts I put it away in frustration "I was painting without guidance or instruction". So a year past one day as fate would have it I was looking for something in the bottom of my closet and I can not remember exactly what it was. I felt something fall on me it was my painting supplies that I had pushed away for the past year. Immediately my old ambitions came back to me. I tried it one more time and that time and something happened a little spark occurred I had painted something that actually looked like something. Well at least I thought it did at the time LOL. I do different painting techniques I am not strictly wet on wet painter. I like the traditional way also. I have learned most of my painting technique from my students I have found you can learn so much from each other no matter level of painting you may be on. I have many teachers "students" I once was told "You come to teach but stay to learn"I invite you to paint along with me or if not with me I invite you to just give it a try.

if you have questions and would like to know more about me contact me at mailto:michael@tvpainter.com