Hugh Thompson "Heading Out, West Coast" Oil on Board, 2001Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, Hugh Thompson studied Fine Art privately under Amanda Traversari in Belfast and has been painting for over 35 years. Thompson paints in the Classic Impressionist style, sketches and watercolours in the field, larger works in the studio using oils. A prolific artist, Thompson produces exhibition numbers of a given subject. Thompson paints the land and sky in Ireland, Canada, America and Europe, enjoying the Great Salon