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James Hartman Art

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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Artist: James Hartman
Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting
Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting

Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman captures the meeting point of the Berkeley Marina and San Francisco Bay in this expressive California landscape. A favorite Bay Area spot t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist James Hartman Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Wildflowers, Oil Painting
Still Life with Wildflowers, Oil Painting

Still Life with Wildflowers, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Vases and pots support an array of textured wildflowers, standing out against a rich, dark background. A freeform stripe pattern on the tablecloth adds rhythm a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist James Hartman Art

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Oil

A Morning Walk, Original Painting
A Morning Walk, Original Painting

A Morning Walk, Original Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This encaustic artwork depicts San Francisco Bay from Pr. Richmond. Fragments of sewing patterns reveal McCall's models from a packaging, adding a nostalgic layer to the composition. Artist James Hartman used a cradled panel covered in vintage collage and beeswax to create the piece.


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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary James Hartman Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Along the Bay, Original Painting
Along the Bay, Original Painting

Along the Bay, Original Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A dirt path cuts between a golden field and the San Francisco Bay, leading to the rolling hills in the distance. Vibrant colors bring warmth to the scenery. Art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist James Hartman Art

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Encaustic

Still Life in a Limited Palette, Oil Painting
Still Life in a Limited Palette, Oil Painting

Still Life in a Limited Palette, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman created this summer still life using the Zorn palette. Named after the Swedish artist Anders Zorn, the limited palette consists of just f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist James Hartman Art

Materials

Oil

Through the Trees, Oil Painting
Through the Trees, Oil Painting

Through the Trees, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman began this painting by creating texture with homemade tools. He envisioned standing at the edge of the woods, looking through to an indistinct light. The oil colors were allowed to drip and settle into the textured surface, enhancing depth and movement, while his tools helped define the landscape in a way that captures shifting light.


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: trees, texture, bright, woods, sunlight, panoramic, forest...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist James Hartman Art

Materials

Oil

Path to Hidden Beach, Original Painting
Path to Hidden Beach, Original Painting

Path to Hidden Beach, Original Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist James Hartman Art

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Encaustic

Stagecoach Road
Stagecoach Road

Stagecoach Road

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cradled panel is laid with vintage sewing tissues as a mordant to adhere the beeswax. I did an underpainting in ink then used a prismatic palette to lead th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist James Hartman Art

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Encaustic

Cabins by the Lake, Oil Painting
Cabins by the Lake, Oil Painting

Cabins by the Lake, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman says this tranquil landscape was inspired by a stay at these cabins at the edge of Clear Lake in northern California. While there, he com...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist James Hartman Art

Materials

Oil

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Miwok Trail, Oil Painting
Miwok Trail, Oil Painting

Miwok Trail, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A trail winds through trees, drawing the eye toward distant water. Verdant lands emerge in the distance while pale violet hills glow under a peach-hued sky. Art...

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Mountain Autumn, Oil Painting
Mountain Autumn, Oil Painting

James HartmanMountain Autumn, Oil Painting, 2022

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H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 1.5 in

Mountain Autumn, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman displays an enchanting view of Mt. Diablo in the Bay Area. A path opens between a grove of trees leading into the tall mountains. James represents the different natural elements of the composition in a vibrant color palette. Painted en plein air, James says of the medium, "I like using oils for their buttery consistency."


About the Artist
When James Hartman was in art school, he became fascinated with the Society of Six...

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Sunflowers on the Water, Oil Painting
Sunflowers on the Water, Oil Painting

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A vibrant encaustic on wood painted with oil over a collage of antique ephemera. Artist James Hartman portrays a colorful stil...

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Mountain Tree Shadow, Oil Painting
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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Old growth trees cast soft pinkish-purple shadows on a golden Northern California hillside. "This heavily textured painting has a wonderful transparent earth ...

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Still Life in Blue, Oil Painting

Still Life in Blue, Oil Painting

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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When asked about his process, artist James Hartman shares, "I painted this from memory, incorporating seasonal fruit as a compositional device." James works o...

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Mountain Twilight, Original Painting
Mountain Twilight, Original Painting

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Artist James Hartman captured the rolling green landscape near his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. He stitched together farmland and grassy hillsides in a...

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Mount Diablo Trees, Oil Painting

Mount Diablo Trees, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
James Hartman searches for the essence of form in nature. In this sunlit landscape, he distills the trees and hills into soft, welcoming shapes that engage the imagination. He says this particular mountain vista in the Bay Area has been a source of inspiration for generations of artists. "I have painted in this spot several times and always find something different to paint," says James.


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: abstract, modern, landscape, California, Bay Area, mountain, Mt Diablo, trees, hillside, nature, outdoors, plein air, impressionism, nature, non-representational, oil painting, green, yellow


Mount Diablo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist James Hartman Art

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Oil

Saratoga Live Oaks
Saratoga Live Oaks

James HartmanSaratoga Live Oaks, 2019

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H 55 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Saratoga Live Oaks

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The colors coming through the trees give a suggestion of stained glass.

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.

Saratoga Live Oaks...

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Table Still Life
Table Still Life

James HartmanTable Still Life, 2019

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H 34 in W 31.25 in D 1.5 in

Table Still Life

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

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I am inspired to paint ordinary objects as compositional elements like many painters since Chardin. My goal is to get the shapes and colors to work together a...

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A Day in Berkeley
A Day in Berkeley

James HartmanA Day in Berkeley, 2018

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H 4 in W 4 in D 0.75 in

A Day in Berkeley

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This artwork was joyfully created exclusively for the 2018 UGallery Ornamental Artworks Collection. Each painting comes gift-wrapped and includes a petite eas...

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Square Inch Fields
Square Inch Fields

James HartmanSquare Inch Fields, 2018

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H 4 in W 4 in D 0.75 in

Square Inch Fields

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

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This artwork was joyfully created exclusively for the 2018 UGallery Ornamental Artworks Collection. Each painting comes gift-wrapped and includes a petite eas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist James Hartman Art

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American Impressionist Oil Painting of Rodeo Beach California by James Hartman
American Impressionist Oil Painting of Rodeo Beach California by James Hartman

American Impressionist Oil Painting of Rodeo Beach California by James Hartman

By James Hartman

Located in Buffalo, NY

American impressionist view of Rodeo Beach, California by James Hartman. Oil on board, circa 2010. Signed lower right. Displayed in a blackwood modernist frame. Image size 24"L x...

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Orange Cypress
Orange Cypress

James HartmanOrange Cypress, 2018

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H 42 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Orange Cypress

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Orange Cypress James Hartman Oil painting on stretched canvas Finished black edges Ready to hang One-of-a-kind Signed on front and back 2018 42 in. h x 48 in. w x 1.5 in. d 9 lbs. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist James Hartman Art

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View from the Winemaker's Home
View from the Winemaker's Home

View from the Winemaker's Home

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

View from the Winemaker's Home James Hartman Oil painting on stretched canvas One-of-a-kind Signed on back 2014 25 in. h x 29 in. w x 1.5 in. d 4 lbs. 3 oz. Artist Comments This p...

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Find a wide variety of authentic James Hartman available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by James Hartman in paint, oil paint, encaustic paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large James Hartman, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Heather Foster, Sheila Finch, and Elizabeth Garat. James Hartman prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $475 and tops out at $4,675, while the average work can sell for $1,500.

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