James Hartman

Harbor on the Bay, peinture à l'huile

2021

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman depicts a group of sailboats docked neatly on the harbor. Glistening turquoise waters sway gently before a vivid green forest. Broken colors of red, blue, and yellow accentuate the boats and masts as they dissolve into abstraction. "This view is of a spot right near my studio," shares James. "I chose oils for this work for their slow drying and buttery qualities."

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: impressionism, boats, harbor, bay, Monet, water, sky, nautical, water, dock, harbor, pier, sky, seascape, travel, oilpaint, impressionism, seascape, travel, oil painting

Harbor on the Bay
James Hartman
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
32 in. h x 32 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.