#99 MASTER CLASS — THE ARTIST’S PROCESS with MARJORIE THOMPSON PART 2
Bringing it all together. In Part 2 of this Master Class, Marji takes us deeper into her studio as she navigates the final stages of her painting. Watch how she tackles those tricky finishing touches—making subtle adjustments, integrating layers, and moving her piece to completion. How does she decide when it’s done? What little changes make the biggest impact? Follow along as Marji shares her insights, decisions, and techniques for taking a painting across the finish line.
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I’ve really enjoyed watching your process, it’s so helpful to see someone work through changes, change the changes, and continue until it feels finished. Thank you so much for doing this video!
Oh my gosh, Marji, you are masterful. Love your beautiful paintings and your process. Very illuminating. I learned so much and am very inspired. Thank you!
loved both presentations, feel like these are a good starting point for me-although it will be many attempts before I feel confident about my own process. Loved Marji’s style, her clear descriptions of choices and desisions behind the choice, the bold moves and encouragement to do the same. Thank you so much.
I learned so much watching each of these videos – one of my biggest take aways was how you followed your hunches so freely and changed it later if it wasn’t what you wanted. Your confidence and model of the process was inspirational
I would also be interested in a copy of the document you mentioned. Thank you
This was a fantastic watch Marji. I particularly loved your comments about being intentional in the later stages and the way that you clarified and created the depth in your painting. I can create texture for days but my paintings often seem to end up looking messy. This will make me think about the the later stages in a different way. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
I would also love to see the document if you are able to make it available xx
The document showing the each pass of the painting is now available Lesley.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching both videos. So interesting to see your detailed decision making and process. Thanks for sharing! Love your art.
Wonderfully honest and inspiring.
Remarkable! Thanks for the two sessions…
Thanks so much for sharing your process Marjorie! You’ve given me soooo many takeaways! But one of the major ones is not to be scared of changing something, especially if my intuition tells me its not quite right! Thank you!! I loved watching your painting evolve! x
Thanks Marji! Such a beautiful painting and so instructive to see you paint and share your thought process. I learned a lot about value and how you think about lights and darks and the important of following your intuition and using your feelings as your guide. Many thanks.
An amazing journey to watch. I sometimes am too anxious to push myself forward, so watching you was extremely useful and I gained a lot of insight. Thank you so much. Kim Davey
Margi. That was amazing and inspiring. Your skill is incredible Thanks for sharing.