Weathered and textured white surface with smudges and stains.

BEHIND

Person wearing a furry cream-colored jacket, posing with hands under chin against a plain background.
Black letter "X" on white background

THE

MUSE

Hi, thank you for being here!

I taught myself to paint with oils in 2022 after being laid off at the end of the pandemic. Super fun and cool timing…

In that unexpected pause, I rediscovered my passion and created a space that I hadn’t been able to find before.

This artistic outlet has been the one place where I can be myself - loud, crazy, emotional - and turn it into something more.

MUSE is an experience that pulls people together through art, film, and music to help us feel more connected, and I hope you feel that in my work.

Logo of Chevrolet with a bowtie emblem and the word "TRAX" below.
Text reading "with love, Kate" in a stylish font on a transparent background.
Logo of Create Magazine with stylized text.
Logo of the Guild of Charlotte Artists with stylized letters 'gca' in yellow, teal, and red.
"Arts to Hearts Project" logo with a small red heart symbol.
Charlotte Art League logo featuring a stylized letter 'A' and text.

FINE ART COLLECTIONS


Text logo featuring 'MUSE x Modern Regency' on a transparent background.

This collection explores characters in the Regency era (think Bridgerton) if they had modern technology. What would they post on social media? How would their lives and conversations mirror ours?

Logo with a stylized letter "X"
The Bootstrap logo featuring the letter 'B' in a stylized, modern font.
Muse X Respect The Peach logo

This collection is about women’s voices, our contribution and value in society, and the impact we have in communities. This collection specifically acknowledges issues regarding women’s health funding, our ability to choose our own healthcare, and our fight to be considered in health research.

MUSE is an art brand by Kate Thompson. MUSE connects art, music, and emotion with realistic oil paintings, encapsulating the full experience through video documentation and storytelling.

Kate is an emerging artist, working primarily in oils. Each piece is delicately printed on fine art gicleé paper with a velvety matte finish so that it’s as close to the original as possible.

Abstract cartoon characters holding a large letter 'X' between them.
Illustration of a large X symbol.