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James Henry Johnston

Joined Artfinder: Nov. 2016

Artworks for sale: 191

(17)

United Kingdom

Updates from James Henry Johnston's studio

  • Does Pelin Air Painting Always Have To Be Uncomfortable?

    Does Pelin Air Painting Always Have To Be Uncomfortable?

    Here I am plein air painting the farmhouse I recently stayed in during a "Busman holiday" in West Wales. It was the end of October and cold, just in case you are convinced I am fully suffering for my art.

    11 November 2016

    Making the Ordinary, Extraordinary - James Henry Johnston

    This is selection from a series of portrait paintings I painted recently which use local Swansea people as my models. The people are everyday people who work in shops, the post office, cafes or people I meet on the street and simply want to paint as I like their faces. I love the idea of painting common people as much portraiture traditionally is associated with the famous, rich or with status. I liked to debunk that idea and make the ordinary, extraordinary. I loved the reaction of the people painted when they saw their portraits. After all, it is not everyday than an artist paints one’s portrait. I hope I caught the essence, the inner dignity of all my subjects, of the beauty within us all. It was a special project. The delight at watching a person’s face as they first gazed on their own portrait made it all the worthwhile. I loved the incongruity of it.

    06 November 2016
    It's A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock n' Roll?

    It's A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock n' Roll?

    03 November 2016
    Some plein air painting

    Some plein air painting

    Suffering for one's art? On top of a cold wet boggy hill in Preseli Hills in October.

    03 November 2016
    Recent Solo Art Exhibition

    Recent Solo Art Exhibition

    Here I am with some of 12 paintings that were exhibited in a solo exhibition Swansea recently.

    03 November 2016
    Recent Art Exhibition

    Recent Art Exhibition

    Here I am with some of 12 paintings that were exhibited in a solo exhibition Swansea recently.

    03 November 2016