A Perfect Day, Original Painting
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James HartmanA Perfect Day, Original Painting2022
2022
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Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman displays an expressionist landscape of the sunny fields of California. He selects a motif of the bay area setting of the scenic Point Richmond, known for its panoramic vistas. “I like the way the torch melts the oil painting and sets it into beeswax. It gives a very natural lifelike appearance to the scene,†shared James. He finishes the edges of the piece with collaged material from old newspapers for an experimental flair.
About the Artist
When James Hartman was in art school, he became fascinated with the Society of Six, a group of artists who painted en plein air (outdoors) and exhibited together in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early 20th Century. James's paintings of the Northern California landscape pay tribute to some of the great Bay Area artists of the past. His expressive scenes feel alive through his vibrant use of color and his painterly brushwork. James’s paintings have an immediate visual impact from a distance, yet up close, dissolve into a series of confident marks and strokes. There is a simultaneous complexity and steadiness in his flattened, color-blocked planes. Knowledge and observation are essential elements of James’s working practice. To this end, he spends a large proportion of his time painting on location. His body of work captures the fresh and sunlit essence of the coastal California hills.
Words that describe this painting: expressionism, collage, encaustic, mixed media, bay, trees, eucalyptus, California, Bay Area, nature, sunny, midday, colorful, texture, small, expressionism, nature, mixed media artwork, yellow
A Perfect Day
James Hartman
Antique ephemera collage, encaustic, and oil paint on masonite board
Collaged edges
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2022
12 in. h x 13 in. w x 1.75 in. d
1 lbs. 4 oz.
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- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Condition:A Perfect Day. James Hartman. Antique ephemera collage, encaustic, and oil paint on masonite board. Collaged edges. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 748881stDibs: LU922111158382
James Hartman
California painter James Hartman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1950. He studied art at Meramec College. When Hartman was in art school, he became fascinated with the Society of Six, a group of artists who painted en plein air and exhibited together in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early 20th century. Hartman's paintings of the Northern California landscape pay tribute to some of the great Bay Area artists of the past. His expressive scenes feel alive through his vibrant use of color and his painterly brushwork. Hartman’s paintings have an immediate visual impact from a distance, yet up close, dissolve into a series of confident marks and strokes. Hartman has participated in numerous shows throughout the Bay Area and his paintings are now included in collections both private and corporate internationally.
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