Lynn Thomsen

Lynn Thomsen passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2008, at the IU Medical Center, Indianapolis.

She was born in Lafayette on July 30, 1957, and lived with her parents in Delphi until her graduation from Delphi Community High School in 1975.

Lynn graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. She went on to teach at Marion College, IUPUI, St. Richard's School, and for the past seven years she chaired and taught in the art department at Park Tudor School.

Lynn was a landscape artist and concentrated on scenes of rural Indiana. She has works hanging at IU Medical Center, the Anderson Hospital Women's Wing, and in the permanent collection of Indiana artists at the Indiana State Museum, along with many private collections.

She was a courtroom artist at the 1992 Mike Tyson rape trial, during which her drawings were aired on Channel 6 News and ESPN. She currently has a 22-piece show at the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Loftus House Gallery, 101 St. Francis Dr., Mount St. Francis, Ind. The exhibit will run through March 1.

Lynn is survived by her husband, Clifford Hull; a stepson, Clifford Jr.; her parents, Cliff and Jean Thomsen of Delphi; a brother, Eric (wife: Carole) of Delphi; a sister, Teresa Holeman (husband: John) of Charleston, S.C.; four nieces, Amber Cleavenger (husband: Kyle) of Colburn, Cassandra Rowley (husband: J.T.) and Erienne Thomsen, all of Terre Haute, and Justine Holeman of Charleston; three greatnephews; and innumerable wonderful friends and colleagues.

A gathering and services in celebration of her life were held Jan. 7 at Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center - Broad Ripple.

Persons who wish to express their condolences may do so by recycling. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Coburn Place Safe Haven, 604 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, IN 46205, and Mary Anderson Art Center, 101 St. Francis Dr., Mount St. Francis, IN 47146.