RAMON WARD-THOMPSON

Romantic Impressionist Painter

RAMON WARD-THOMPSON was born at Masterton in the North Island of New Zealand in 1941. In 1959 he left New Zealand and spent four years in Europe and London travelling and studying art, before making his home permanently in Australia.

Ramon has been painting on a full-time basis for 30 years, is a Fellow of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales and is represented in galleries and collections both here in Australia and overseas. He has had many successful one-man exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Tokyo and San Francisco, and has had his works reproduced in limited and open edition prints.

His paintings have been described as a romantic study in light and shade and are well known for his soft interpretation of the Australian bush, Sydney Harbour and it's surrounding harbourside beaches and local street scenes.

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Ramon's work was represented in the Australian art book "Australian Impressionist and Realist Artists" in 1990.

A limited edition book "The Life and Art of Ramon Ward-Thompson" was published and launched in November 1994.