User:Kryten~enwiki/William gordon thompson

Born Oct 21 1896 in Mount St. Louis, Ontario.

Known by his middle name Gordon.

Raised in Mount St. Louis, Ontario William married Isabella Hooey in 1931.

Studied at the Art Insutute of Chicago in 1930. he was a first hand witness of the shootout between Al Capone and the FBI.

Married Isabella Hooey(b.Dec14, 1910 d. Mar 31, 2008) in 1931.

A teacher, he taught at the Regal Road School in Toronto, Ontario from 1932 to 1956.

Had one Son, William Ian Thompson (b.Dec 14,1941) and resided in the [Leaside]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaside neighborhood of Toronto.

Paintings
Influenced by his Mother, Elizabeth Miller, and her sister, Mary Miller, who were avid painters themselves.

He focused on landscape scenes from around Ontario.

Primarily painted oil on board.

He never sold paintings through a gallery, all paintings were sold privately.

His family's cow was the subject of painting, now hanging at the Canadian National Art Gallery in Ottawa.