David Bruce Thompson was born in Vancouver, B. C. He has been painting since childhood and is mainly self taught. David has painted with oils and watercolours but currently is working with acrylics on canvas.

A committed environmentalist, David has worked extensively in this area. This love of nature has inspired a large body of wild life art. Recently, David¹s work has evolved into new surreal images he calls PRECIOUS PLANET ART. The Gaia Theory motivated this unique work. It states the world is like a precious living organism which balances conditions necessary for life¹s survival. These vibrant paintings reflect David¹s passion for the beauty and fragility of the world in its entirety. David¹s hope is that we will value this ancient balance that Gaia, the Earth Goddess, is struggling to maintain. Large and bold in colour and content, each painting depicts the earth in connection with something precious and natural. Gaia appears in some paintings as she watches over this delicate world.

David was juried into the Canadian Federation of Artists in 1998. He is a member of the Vancouver Artists in Our Midst group. His paintings are owned by collectors throughout the world and have been donated to environmental causes and organizations.