Work samples

  • HappyDaysAreHereAgain.jpg
    HappyDaysAreHereAgain.jpg
    Oil painting on canvas of live model musician
  • GJFireMob.jpg
    GJFireMob.jpg
    watercolor from the 2018 Gilets Jaunes protests series
  • Shade.jpg
    Shade.jpg
    Santa Cruz adolescent beach scene
  • HamburgWarehouseDistrict.jpg
    HamburgWarehouseDistrict.jpg
    Oil on board detailed work of Hamburg warehouse district

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About James

Baltimore City
Baltimore artist, MICA grad 1979
oil and watercolor 
live and photo sources
people and landscapes mostly

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Gilets Jaunes

A series of watercolors based on live YouTube coverage of the Paris protests

  • Paris Police Gathering.jpg
    Paris Police Gathering.jpg
    Group of police responding to protests in Paris
  • 2policeEiffel.jpg
    2policeEiffel.jpg
    Two police ready for protestors near the Effiel Tower
  • DijonCrowdBurn.jpg
    DijonCrowdBurn.jpg
    Dijon France, fiery protests
  • Bordeau Night Protests.jpg
    Bordeau Night Protests.jpg
    Bordeaux protests near Christmas
  • Fleeing.jpg
    Fleeing.jpg
    Tear Gas protesters
  • Stone throwers in Dijon.jpg
    Stone throwers in Dijon.jpg
    Violence in Dijon
  • GJFireMob.jpg
    GJFireMob.jpg
    Paris protests week 2 gets more violent
  • A Crowd Develops Out Of Nowhere.jpg
    A Crowd Develops Out Of Nowhere.jpg
    Quick sketch of protest developing into a crowd
  • CoCoChanel.jpg
    CoCoChanel.jpg
    Early on CoCo Channel
  • Far From Romantic.jpg
    Far From Romantic.jpg
    Few remaining protestors in Bordeaux evening protests
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    • Seacliff, Santa Cruz

    Series of beach scenes based on modified photos from Seacliff beach in Santa Cruz.  The original photos had the bluest skies, that were too blue to be real. In my efforts to find a more realistic sky, I became enthralled by their modifications and choose to paint them. Some light and impressionistic, some dark and surreal. 
    All paintings are 22" x 24" and are oil on canvas. 
    • ShadeSmaller.jpg
      ShadeSmaller.jpg
      Seeking shade and alone time on the beach
    • Surf's Up.jpg
      Surf's Up.jpg
      Beach scenes, Seacliff, Santa Cruz, surfs up
    • Family Beach Day.jpg
      Family Beach Day.jpg
      Family going to the beach
    • Busy Afternoon at the Beach.jpg
      Busy Afternoon at the Beach.jpg
      Beach pagoda, seagull, Santa Cruz
    • Luminousity.jpg
      Luminousity.jpg
      Young surfer waiting for the next wave
    • Picnic for three.jpg
      Picnic for three.jpg
      High contrast, psychedelic picnic
    • Sunset Surfing.jpg
      Sunset Surfing.jpg
      Young surgery wading for the sun to set and for the next wave
    • volley.jpg
      volley.jpg
      Abstracted beach volley ball in Santa Cruz. Oil on canvas 20 x 22
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    • People

    Collection of portraits primarily from extension live model sessions at the studio of Karen Warshal in Bolten Hill.  Primarily oils, but a few recent watercolors are included. 
    • Leon's Back.jpg
      Leon's Back.jpg
      My neighbor Leon's back. Oil on canvas, charcoal base drawing sealed in amber shellac.
    • Valentines Day.jpg
      Valentines Day.jpg
      16 x 20 oil on canvas of pensive first time model.
    • The message.jpg
      The message.jpg
      Oil on canvas studio of actress Luz Nicolas, a popular model for artists in Baltimore
    • Waterolor of Vini.jpg
      Waterolor of Vini.jpg
      Watercolor, live session of a very visible senior model.
    • Seriously Luz.jpg
      Seriously Luz.jpg
      Luz Nicolas months before a tragic role in a New York play. Very much in character. Oil on board.
    • Visibly Vini.jpg
      Visibly Vini.jpg
      Oil vision of Luz, independent of earlier watercolor, 11 x 14 oil on canvas. Built layers.
    • Madeleine McCann.jpg
      Madeleine McCann.jpg
      Warholian treatment of Madeleine McCann missing poster. Two independent charcoal on canvas, sealed with clear shellac. One received numerous colored glazes, the other not
    • Reclining-Nude.jpg
      Reclining-Nude.jpg
      Reclining nude in a comfortable classic time freeze.
    • Cello player.jpg
      Cello player.jpg
      Cello player in what turned out to be a difficult pose (for her).
    • Happy Days.jpg
      Happy Days.jpg
      Colorful musician model. Oil on canvas
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    • and Places

    Oils and watercolors and a graphite drawing are in this collection, both plein air and from photos of my travels.
    • Yosemite.jpg
      Yosemite.jpg
      36 x 24 oil on canvas painting of a Yosemite face cliff near Nevada falls.
    • Near Crisfield Maryland.jpg
      Near Crisfield Maryland.jpg
      Eastern shore wetlands near Crisfield. In studio completion of plain air effort.
    • Hamburg Warehouse District.jpg
      Hamburg Warehouse District.jpg
      Realistic rendering of the Hamburg Germany warehouse district. Oil on board.
    • Graphite Yosemite Drawing.jpg
      Graphite Yosemite Drawing.jpg
      Graphite study of Yosemite cliff face for a painting of same.
    • Shipyard, Curtis Bay.jpg
      Shipyard, Curtis Bay.jpg
      Plein air effort of Silos Point shipyard. Some post studio touches. Oil on 10 x 20 canvas.
    • Curtis Bay.jpg
      Curtis Bay.jpg
      Warehouse in Curtis Bay. 14 x 19 oil pan board.
    • Janes Island.jpg
      Janes Island.jpg
      Janes Island, October, nearing dusk. Oil on board.
    • US 5, Mid California.jpg
      US 5, Mid California.jpg
      Watercolor of central California
    • Florianopolis.jpg
      Florianopolis.jpg
      Florianopolis Brazil, surfer's paradise. Oil on canvas.
    • Deep brush, Eastern Shore.jpg
      Deep brush, Eastern Shore.jpg
      wet land brush, landscape, eastern shore, oil on board.
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