"Painting is as much of a sensual as an intellectual experience for me. From a young age, I was drawn to old paintings and the names and smells of the mediums, pigments and paints. I enjoy the challenge of capturing an interpretation of something poetic and sincere in my subjects. I am constantly pushed by the desire to paint “better” which is defined by my own instinct and taste. I am vitally aware of how much I need and depend on the earth and other people and painting forces me to live in the moment. Whether it be a still life, figure or landscape, I treat each like a portrait; searching for what makes it unique. I am happiest when those truest qualities of the subject are realized in a piece giving it a life of its own."

Thimgan studied drawing at the Angel Academy of Art (www.angelartschool.com), figure painting at the Florence Academy of Art (www.florenceacademyofart.com), and studied independently with European and American contemporary artists.

She has won national and international awards and has works in collections both in the USA and Europe. In Montefiascone, Italy she is represented by Artegiro (www.artegiro.com) In the Midwest, she is represented by the Water Street Gallery in Douglas, MI (waterstreetgallery.com) and Joseph’s World-Art & Antiques in Petoskey, MI and Monroe Fine Art Consulting in Grand Rapids. Her artwork has been featured in American Artist Magazine, American Artist Drawing Magazine, regional magazines and television.