Mike was born in Bebington, England near Liverpool and now makes his home in Massachusetts. He loves sailing among the islands, bays and coves of mid-coast Maine, which is the inspiration for much of his recent work.

Art has been a lifelong passion for Mike, but it is only in the past 3 years that he has been able to pursue his vocation full time after retiring from his 30-year career as a software engineer. As a student and young man he made many sketches that he kept as a personal record of his travels. During one of these journeys he met a young Israeli woman who he later married. In the late 1970's he developed ideas collected in notebooks into larger charcoal drawings in his studio in Gedera, Israel.

Describing his work as expressionist in style, he sketches from his sailboat and later develops these ideas on canvas in the studio. Other artists who have influenced his perception include Picasso, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Marsden Hartley and Fairfield Porter.

Mike's work has been featured in many juried shows, including those of the Newburyport and Concord Art Associations, and a solo exhibition titled "Eye of a Sailor" in 2005.


Michael Cunliffe Thompson's artwork ranges in price
from $400 to $1,800

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