Margot Voorhies Thompson is a pretty great artist living and working in Oregon.

“Stone and Lichen Palette, Joshua Tree National Park,” 2020 First Thursday Opening tonight @russoleegallery @russoleegallery #stoneandlichenpalette #russoleegallery @joshuatreenps

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Painting within a painting Rock and lichen palette Near Plush, Warner Valley, Oregon #intensecolor #vividcolor #desertlight

This morning’s sun lights up my studio wall #painting #lightandshadow

Work table #tubesofcolor

Desert light painting detail Color intensities #vividcolor #desertlight #paintingdetail #paintingwithinapainting #abstractlandscape

Painting detail Bright color for a rainy day #paintingwithinapainting #detail #intensecolor #desertcolor

A blast of color for what ails you on this winter’s day! Work in progress, painting detail #lifeisvivid

Desert Lichen Palate painting detail Gouache and watercolor Vivid color!#desertlichencolors #lichenpalate #vividdesert #intensecolor

Desert lichens #desertlichens #vividlichens #vividcolor

Desert Lichens#desertlichens #desertcolor #vivid

Painting detail

Painting detail Intense color

Painting detail Vivid color Painting within a painting #vividcolor #paintingdetail

Viver! Intense light, intense color

Vivid Desert #detail #paintingwithinapainting #intensecolor #vivid #desertlight

Represented by the Russo Lee Gallery in Portland, Oregon Group show opening tonight See new work #Paintingwithinapainting 4 layers with more to come Work in progress #russoleegallery @russoleegallery

Hot color #vivid #hotcolor #desertmemory

Painting within a painting Work in progress Vivid color #paintingwithinapainting #vividcolor

Collage detail with original printed elements Woodcut, monotype, watercolour #abstractcalligraphy #collage #originalelements #intensecolors

Collage with original printed elements Detail Woodcuts,monotype, watercolor,gouache #collage #originalelements #inventedalphabet #calligraphy #abstraction

Sketchbook layers , building surface Thinking of desert color and brilliance #sketchbooklayers #sketchbook #intensecolors #vivid#desertcolor #brilliance

Painting detail Work in progress Layers Inner light Intense color Painting within a painting #paintingwithinapainting #intensecolor #layers #paintingdetail #workinprogresss #innerlight #desertlight

Painting detail Work in progress Layer upon layer Abstraction Fractured desert landscape #abstraction #fractureddesert #intensecolor #workinprogress #layers

Detail from this painting in progress Building layers Abstraction Fractured desert landscape #abstraction #fractured #desertlandscape #intensecolor

A small detail of a larger painting I enjoy building up layers in a painting’s surface, working both additively and subtractively Color Intensity and motion are current pursuits #workinprogress #paintingdetail

Iron oxide Rusted landscape #ironoxide #rustedlandscape

Chalk drawing#chalk #drawing

Fire and erosion in the desert Charcoal Earth pigments

Thinking about erosion #earthpigments #erosion #desert #paintonpaper

Twisted woody shrub, a calligraphic tour-de-force shaped by its life in the desert #gloriettacanyon

Desert rocks and wildflowers in Coyote Canyon, Borrego Springs Intense color

Watching the clouds move swiftly over the mountains from Yaqui Pass #clouds #yaquipass #pointofinspiration

Dramatic skies from Yaqui Pass Point of inspiration

Hiking in Glorietta Canyon Desert wind and intense colors Drifts of wildflowers after last night’s rain My kind of place Elements for future paintings abound

Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park Color study Desert color

Stones in the Joshua Tree National Park #stones #rocks #joshuatreenationalpark #color#structure

Frosty tree, indigo sky, early morning California roadtrip #frostytree #indigosky #indigo #earlymorning #roadtrip #california #hipstamatic #salvador

Color test Ochre and amber Painting within a painting Gouache and watercolor Layers #paintingwithinapainting #gouacheandwatercolour #intensecolor

Color test, gouache Afterglow Intense color Painting within a painting #paintingwithinapainting #colorvibrations #intensecolor #gouacheandwatercolor

Ethereal transformation #spirit #ethereal #transformation

Rolling calligraphic forms in wintry light Light and shadow #circularforms #calligraphic #gesture #abstraction #lightandshadow #wintrylight #motion

Intersecting forms#wireforms #intersecting #intersectingforms #abstraction

Playing with intersecting forms #wireforms #intersectinggorms #abstraction #seeingthrough

Color and texture Detail from a recent painting #intensecolor #autumnmood #texture #layers #gouache #watercolor

#burned #forestinrecovery #gatheringcharcoal #drawing #foragingartmaterials

#insectarchitecture #waspnestinterior #blowdown #exposedinterior #forestwander #siuslawnationalforest #treasure

#siuslawnationalforest #walkinthewoods #forestlight

#collageelements #preparingelementswithgudyo #teachingcollageworkshop @sitkacenter

#teachingacollageclass @sitkacenter #collageelements #backingwithgudyo

#sitkacanoe #rivergraffitti #boatscraffritto #boatbottom

If you are a student or an artist-teacher, Sitka is one of the finest places ever Inspirational setting and values #gettingready #teachingcollageatsitka #sitkacenterforartandecology #collageclass @sitkacenter #bestplace