James Rose

Love, Experience and Nature

Everything in my consciousness changes when I enter water. Whether floating or plunging to its depths, I am returning to the essence of who I am. To be in water to me is to be in a blissful embrace. I am drawn to water as the subject of my art.

My most recent work has been painting or drawing a combination of water, land, plants and small animals. The land I paint can be mountains, islands, a ravine. All carved out by water, pushed by the oceans, scooped by glaciers. In nature there are contained little worlds and grand sweeping worlds. The feeling of joy, relaxation and love are what resonate with me when going through these expereinces.

My drawings stand on their own as finished artworks. My paintings are fed by them from the truths discovered along the way.

My process originates from observing these things, drawing them, then returning to the studio to allow my paintings to go in their own direction, only hoping to hold on to the feeling I had while experiencing them. My experience in nature is what makes my art unique.