Mountain Farmer
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James HartmanMountain Farmer2019
2019
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Artist Comments
This piece is all about the mass of trees at the top of the painting. Everything else in the painting refers to these trees. I enjoyed using antique ephemera as a collage to be a base for the beeswax that I paint into with oils. All on a handmade cradled wood panel.
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.
Mountain Farmer
James Hartman
Encaustic artwork on wood
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2019
24 in. h x 26 in. w x 1.75 in. d
4 lbs. 1 oz.
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- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Condition:Mountain Farmer. James Hartman. Encaustic artwork on wood. Finished black edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 633011stDibs: LU92214031532
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