{"id":19,"date":"2026-10-29T03:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T03:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art.steve.ws\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/art-is-the-future-of-creativity\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T02:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:48:48","slug":"art-is-the-future-of-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art.steve.ws\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/art-is-the-future-of-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"True Art Is The Mind Unleashed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am an abstract painter. My work may be compared at times to postwar abstract expressionism, including artists associated with the New York School, but my art is independently derived, and is not directly informed by those artists or any genre label of an era, nor is any of it intended to mimic or imitate any artist or their personal art style. Any works that appear to pay any homage may be presumed as intentional afterthought. After a four-year hiatus, I am back with new work in 2026, visible <\/em>under New Editions<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Potter’s Field, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Jazz Dance For Alto Sax, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$1,200 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
South Beach Simulacrum, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
36 in x 48 in
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Catskills Getaway<\/em>, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$650 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Koi<\/em> Decoy, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$1,150 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Fade To Glory, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$2,400 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Tribe Sodom, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$2,500 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Ancient Tributary, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$1,800 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Poppy Love, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$1,800 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson
<\/strong>Subterfuge, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$700 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Ochre Blues, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$650 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Origami Aviary, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$1,800 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Captiva Kerfuffle, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
36 in x 48 in
$6,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
Zarathustra<\/em>, 2022<\/div>acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$2,400 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>Low Country Georgia, <\/em>2022
acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$1,150 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>Flamingo Flux at the Crack of Dawn, <\/em>2022
acrylic on canvas
36 in x 48 in
$6,200 unframed
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NEW EDITIONS (2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>A Taste of Agave, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
16 in x 20 in
$5,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>The Tempest, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$15,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Swarm, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$7,500 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>Uprising<\/em>, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$25,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong>
<\/strong>4 Stars, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$30,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Strong Inference, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$4,500 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Munich: Dance ‘Til Dawn, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$7,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Crocodile, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$12,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Paris: Circa ’56, <\/em>2026
oil and acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$50,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Schiza, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
20 in x 30 in
$50,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
Birth of a Nation, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$5,000 unframed
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\"Steven<\/a>
Steven John Thompson<\/strong><\/strong>
raindancer, <\/em>2026
acrylic on canvas
18 in x 24 in
$12,000 unframed
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Sometimes, your greatest inspiration will come through encouragement from people who believe in you; but, you cannot rely on that for your artistic growth, because when their deafening silence comes, and it will, at the end of the day, you must commit your talent and its direction to God and yourself, not to the varied, contrary opinions of others less invested than you. Nonetheless, it’s all still going strong here. Remember to rest, reflect, revise, repeat, and then rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Sold’ a modified print of Potter’s Field<\/em> on Day One. Here it is, owner-framed, gifted to an old friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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