James Hartman

Table on the Bay, with Irises, Oil Painting

2020

Artist Comments
"This painting ties together several of my interests," explains artist James Hartman. A sunlit table arranged with citrus, vessels and a vase of irises overlooks a calm day on the bay, with a rowing team and sailboats passing by. "The scale of the painting is perfect to create a feeling of a large window in a room," says James. "I enjoyed working on the glow of light passing through colored glass on this one!"

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: plein air, California, still life, table, boats, San Francisco Bay Area, irises, fruit, rowing, impressionism, landscape, still life, representational, oil painting, green, purple

Table on the Bay, with Irises
James Hartman
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2020
48 in. h x 42 in. w x 1.8 in. d
10 lbs. 11 oz.