Frederick Benjamin Thompson, Untitled view from a cell bunk
Ballpoint pen on acid-free paper
South Woods State Prison, Bridgeton, New Jersey
Frederick Benjamin Thompson, 74, says, of his prison art, "I'm self taught. I work in oils, acrylic, pastel, pencil & ball point. My preference is portraits and still lives. I've been locked up since 1967. My art work has kept me going all these years. My subject matter finds me." Thompson describes every piece he creates as "an adventure."

Thompson's work frequently features a stippling technique. Using ballpoint pen, he meticulously applies thousands of tiny dots, circles, or flecks to paper to create his images. The "drawing time" for an 8" X 10" piece created through stippling can be 40 hours or more. "In all candor," he says, "I would not work in ball point if I were free, [preferring] oils, acrylic, and pastel on linen canvas..."" Serving a life sentence, he writes "I'm the longest held prisoner in this state."

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