Hart James - Being the Earth
July 5-27, 2024
Open House: Saturday, July 6, 2-4 PM
Artist’s Reception: Second Thursday, July 11, 6-8 PMIn Being the Earth, Anacortes-based artist Hart James explores the raw beauty and sublime tranquility in the natural world. James invites viewers on a deeply personal journey through landscapes that reflect her profound appreciation and connection to the power of nature. For James, painting is not merely a creative endeavor; it is a meditation, a retreat from the turmoil of everyday life. Through her art, she seeks to embody the essence of the earth’s organic elements and share that connection with her audience.
The artist reveals, “Painting is a way of being the stream, of being the forest, of being the earth. It is a way of being totally in the natural world. I want my paintings to possess the energy that I feel in nature. My paintings are intentionally 'raw.' No fussing over details that would detract from the energy. No worrying about clean lines of color, as nothing in nature is neat and tidy, but always beautiful. I do my work quickly and with this sense of the raw. This retains an all important freshness to the work, just as there is a freshness in all of nature."
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Hart James - The River Hoh or When Trees Fly like Butterflies, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Hoh Tangle 2, oil and charcoal on canvas, 50 x 50 in. $6000
Hart James - Dinosaurs Roaming the Water's Edge, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Below Sol Duc, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Salmon Run, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. $3400
Hart James - Daydreamin', oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James, Spring Green, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. SOLD
Hart James - Quilcene River, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Poet's Peak, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Grasslands Before the Mountains, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. $3400
Hart James, Samish Flats, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. $700
Hart James - In the Presence of the Majestic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. $3400
Hart James, Moody Skagit Reflected, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. SOLD
Hart James - Water Over Basalt, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. $3400
Hart James - Water through Parched Earth, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - Rocky Shore Along the Hoh Bend, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. SOLD
Hart James - In the Clouds, oil and charcoal on canvas, 24 x 24 in. $1700
Hart James - The Valley of Peace, oil and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. $3400
Hart James, When the Sun Sets in the Skagit, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. SOLD
Hart James - The Gentle Edge, oil and charcoal on canvas, 24 x 24 in. $1700
Hart James, Ice Cube Clouds over the Valley, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. $700
Hart James, Ferry to the Other Side, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. SOLD
Hart James, Poetry of the Mountain, oil and charcoal on canvas, 10 x 20 in. SOLD