Paintings

Original Paintings By James Bartholomew

“You Should Paint Like A Man Coming Over The Top Of The Hill Singing” American Painter Robert Henri

While my paintings cover several subjects, the approach is fairly consistent. The way I paint is quite energetic, with gestural, spontaneous marks and sweeping strokes. Since many of the subjects I choose are ‘moving’ (sea, skies, animals), the marks hopefully convey some of this motion and energy and give the paintings their liveliness.

I like to work on a comparatively large scale which allows for a loose approach and I work either in acrylic on canvas or in pastel & watercolour (used together). 

I like paintings to be cheerful so my subjects are usually things that I find interesting and uplifting in one way or another. For more detailed on my painting process, please see the articles in ‘The Artist’ and ‘Watercolour Artist’ – available on this site.

DOG PORTRAITS
I love painting dogs and this is something that I am asked to do more and more. For more information on this, please click here