In September Optimism, a vertical stream of golden light flows through a vibrant spectrum of reds, oranges, and hints of green, invoking the warm glow of autumn sunlight filtering through changing leaves. The elongated composition enhances the feeling of an upward movement, as if capturing the seasonal transition—a time of reflection yet filled with a quiet hope. Thompson’s textured layering allows colors to blend and intermingle, giving the light an almost tangible, woven quality, much like the layered richness found in Mark Rothko’s works yet with a livelier sense of movement.
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In September Optimism, a vertical stream of golden light flows through a vibrant spectrum of reds, oranges, and hints of green, invoking the warm glow of autumn sunlight filtering through changing leaves. The elongated composition enhances the feeling of an upward movement, as if capturing the seasonal transition—a time of reflection yet filled with a quiet hope. Thompson’s textured layering allows colors to blend and intermingle, giving the light an almost tangible, woven quality, much like the layered richness found in Mark Rothko’s works yet with a livelier sense of movement.
The painting radiates warmth and vitality, contrasting the fading greens with the glowing warmth at its center, symbolizing resilience and renewal. The title, September Optimism, perfectly encapsulates this harmony between change and hope, a testament to Thompson’s meditative practice of finding beauty in life’s transitions. Here, her art becomes a source of quiet joy, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate the beauty in both the passing and the promise of what’s yet to come.