
Still Life Tablescape, Oil Painting
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James HartmanStill Life Tablescape, Oil Painting2020
2020
About the Item
Artist Comments
An elaborate still life setting filled with fruit, flowers, dishware and items from James's studio. Warm orange, red and yellow pop against purples and greens. "The interesting thing about this painting is that it appears loose, painterly and unfinished up close, but step further away and the still life reads as a believable reality," describes James. He adds, "I have been enjoying this combination of colors."
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: still life, modern, table, flowers, floral, California, interior, impressionism, still life, representational, oil painting, orange
Still Life Tablescape
James Hartman
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
30 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 10 oz.
- Creator:
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Still Life Tablescape. James Hartman. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Finished black edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 670781stDibs: LU92216668492
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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