Escape (2026)Oil painting by James Earley

I went to live in France to try and calm my mind down. I was a mess mentally and falling apart. Living in France saved me and there was no better place for me than in The Pyrenees. Every time I went to The Pyrenees it was like entering another world, a world where the colours, sounds and smells were different. I can not explain the raw silence of this place. It was an escape.

I thought of child hood, I thought of children who grow up surrounded by trauma and chaos. I would love to open the door to this world for them , even for a few moments, just enough to let them breathe again.

As with all my oil paintings my aim is to paint with my heart rather than my eyes. I want the artwork to be a whirlwind of emotion. I painted the small boy sat in the corner, he could see everything from here, he could cry with joy rather than sadness, he could breathe.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 70 x 4cm (unframed) / 100 x 70cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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