Hello, I am Karen S. Thompson.  I reside with my husband Rick in beautiful and sunny

Tampa, Florida, where the natural surroundings inspire me to paint as often as I am able to.

I have a disorder that keeps me in chronic pain,  and I also have an untreatable optic nerve condition that blurs and distorts my vision, so each of my paintings is a painstaking labor of love.

I first felt drawn to art as a very young child, but married early at age sixteen and was a mother by age eighteen.  There was no time for art while I raised my two masterpieces, David and Mary Ann.  Now that my children are grown and have created their own little masterpieces, I am now pursuing my dream of becoming a watercolor artist.  I am self-taught and picked up my first  brush in December 2005.   Although I like painting different subjects, I most enjoy painting landscapes. 

I would like to thank an extremely talented artist, Claude Longo, for taking me under his wing and believing in me from day one.  Many times I would have given up if not for his encouragement and guidance.  Claude, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Thank you very much for dropping by The 999 Gallery, and I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Come back soon to see new paintings that have been added.  Have a great day!