Estelle Thompson: A Pioneer of Color Field Painting Estelle Thompson (born 1960) is a British artist recognized for her distinctive contribution to the color field painting movement and her enduring legacy as curator of The James H.W. Thompson Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand. Her artistic journey began with an early fascination for abstraction, driven by influences from artists like Josef Albers and Barnett Newman—figures who championed pure pigment and geometric forms as vehicles for conveying emotion and exploring perceptual experience. Thompson’s formative years were spent honing her ski…