The Jockey, Original Painting
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James NyikaThe Jockey, Original Painting2021
2021
About the Item
Artist Comments
"Concentration, this is what this picture is all about," says artist James Nyika. A jockey purses his lips in remarkable focus bending low and floats atop his galloping horse. "It portrays the singular purpose of the Jockey as he or she rides to capture the purse for the team! In this painting, I explored light and movement."
About the Artist
Artist James Nyika paints the glowing atmosphere of cities across the world. As a child growing up in Kenya, he found art materials at the student bookshop and also borrowed just about every art history volume from the British Council library in Nairobi. "I checked out the same books over and over just to stare at the art, to try and understand how it was created," says James. With family encouragement to study engineering, James moved to the U.S. and immersed himself in science studies at Boston University. Several years after embarking on a tech career, he set a goal to create at least one painting a week, never throwing away any works and learning as much as possible in his off hours. Today, James still balances his full-time career designing large software systems with his prolific output as a painter. "Painting is a great antidote to the regularity of a computing profession and I really value it for the uncertainty that it brings - something frowned upon when writing code."
Words that describe this painting: horse, race, derby, jockey, speed, riding, racing, equine, Equus, sport, people, impressionism, people, sports, watercolor painting, blue
The Jockey
James Nyika
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2021
24 in. h x 18 in. w
0 lbs. 1 oz.
- Creator:James Nyika
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:The Jockey. James Nyika. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 722041stDibs: LU92218852152
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