James Hartman

Road to the Woods

2017

Artist Comments
Sweeping sunlight across fields at the edge of the woods is the inspiration for this painting. Lots of cerulean blue in the mix gives the woods a late-in-the-day chill.This painting is on gallery wrapped canvas with finished black edges. It comes ready to hang.

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.

Road to the Woods
James Hartman
Oil painting on stretched canvas
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2017
31 in. h x 35.5 in. w x 1.5 in. d
7 lbs. 0 oz.