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James Hartman
Path to Hidden Beach, Original Painting

2021

$850
£643.08
€742.22
CA$1,187.21
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CHF 690.92
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Artist Comments
Fiery trees tower over a path that opens up to a sparkling hidden beach. Artist James Hartman rendered this piece by first creating his own cradled panel. He then continued his process by collaging the surface with vintage and antique ephemera. It is coated with molten beeswax before fusing the painting onto the surface. "I like to buff the surface to a high sheen," says James. His final touch of adding damar crystals to the hot beeswax creates a tough surface.


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: landscape, abstract, expressionism, modern, beach, California, trees, cypress, mountain, nature, expressionism, landscape, encaustic artwork, red


Path to Hidden Beach
James Hartman
Encaustic artwork on wood
Collaged edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2021
18.5 in. h x 18.5 in. w x 1.75 in. d
4 lbs. 0 oz.


  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Path to Hidden Beach. James Hartman. Encaustic artwork on wood. Collaged edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 718651stDibs: LU92218510612

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