Titled "Near Rathfriland, County Down", signed lower right, oil on canvas board, 21 x 15in

Hugh Thompson, a contemporary Irish/Canadian artist who studied privately under Amanda Traversari in Belfast; he is also a member of The Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, The Royal Dublin Society, Dublin Ireland, and an adjunct Professor at The School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, where he teaches classes on drawing for architectural students