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Up In The Air

 

 

An ideal world where beauty lives ... A limitless fantasy world on the brink of reality ... Tropical wilds, mysterious ponds and waterfalls, twinkling stars and golden-pink sunsets spilled in the twilight of blue ... These paintings in the style of romantic impressionism belong to the brush of James Coleman. His fantastic landscapes are sometimes similar to theatrical scenery, so unusual he uses lighting, color and composition.

 

Peace, harmony and beauty
"The laws of Art do not originate in the material,
but in an ideal world where Beauty dwells,
matter can only indicate boundaries, within
which spreads artistic inspiration. "
Delia Steinberg Guzman

 

James Coleman was born in Hollywood and differed from his peers in that he always preferred painting to sport. James's first job was at the Walt Disney Studio Post Office, where his mother, who worked at the studio as a secretary, arranged for him. Then he began painting at the Disney Art School. Ken Anderson, the main artist and a significant figure in the history of Disney, saw the potential in the young man and helped him get a job as an assistant artist to draw the backgrounds of animated films.

So in 1969, at the age of 20, James began his career as an artist. Coleman worked at Disney for 22 years, participating in more than 25 projects, and left the studio. However, the paradox of the situation is that, having physically left Disney, in fact, he continues to work in the style of classic studio cartoons.

Coleman works in a mixed technique, combining oil, watercolor, gouache and pastel. In his works, pure shades of pink, yellow, purple and other luxurious combinations of tropical colors ... Through the paintings he conveys his own feelings from the nature of the Hawaiian Islands, intertwining inexplicably seen the reality of the Hawaiian paradise and his dreams, dreams, elusive fantasies ... His paintings fascinate, touching the most hidden corners of our souls ...

 

Here: James Coleman Art for sale