by jamesnaughton | Mar 8, 2016
Recent Work “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” Franklin D Roosevelt This Portfolio will enable James to upload his most recent pieces and perhaps comment in detail on particular works. “This is a...
by jamesnaughton | Mar 8, 2016
Trees "If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees" Hal Borland Although James’ paintings of Woodlands are less numerous he is no stranger to regular contact with trees. He walks in the same small area of pine woods close to his...
by jamesnaughton | Mar 8, 2016
The American West "Out where the smile dwells a little longer, That's where the West begins" Arthur Chapman In 2012 James had a breif conversation with Art Consultant Lee Corner about various ideas he’d had for an ambitious project, relating to the work...
by jamesnaughton | Mar 7, 2016
Seascapes “For me a work of art must be an elevated interpretation of nature. The search for the ideal has been the purpose of my life. In landscape or seascape, I love above all the poetic motif.” ― William Adolphe Bouguereau In 2005 James was delighted to be...
by jamesnaughton | Mar 7, 2016
Mountains "Often the mountain gives itself most completely when I have no destination but have gone out merely to be with the mountain as one visits a friend, with no intention but to be with him." Nan Shepard James’ commitment to painting mountains goes...
