Neighbourhood Watch

Acrylic on canvas, 32cm x 32cm, Sold.

FreshPaintMagazine

I was Fresh Paint Magazine's top blog pick of the month for issue 13 out in June with a few pages of my work!

Therapeutic work from Porto

These are a small selection of pieces I made while on my art residency in Porto. During my time there I made other works - paintings of houses, drawings and graffiti on the streets but these by far are the most personal. The overall experience was amazing and beneficial on many levels but it was also tough at points as I hit some serious lows. These pieces were hugely therapeutic during those times and I am very proud of them

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New prints available

Prints of this now available through my shop. Archival inks on 308gsm Hahnemulhe fine art fibre based paper, 40cm x 40cm with an extra boarder. Link to my shop here: http://jamesmakeart.tictail.com/ SHOP or you'll find the link at the bottom of the page here

Experiments in Porto

A few samples of things I've been doing while still on my residency in DeLiceiras 18 here in Porto

Ectoplasm Recorder & Vintage Pirate Radio Transmitter

Beachcomb Over

I spotted this on Matosinhos beach here in Porto

From Westport to Porto

Some recent pieces, Communication Unit V2.5 and V3.3. Ì made these during my last days in my studio in Westport, Ireland. I am now 2 weeks in Porto, Portugal in an art residency with 3 other artists. I have no strict plan for work here, I'm still exploring the city and getting inspiration from it. I'm starting to collect found objects and will hopefully be making new pieces from them, stay tuned!

Communication Unit

'Communication Unit' Acrylic on canvas with found wood

Finding The Golden Ratio In The Sunny Southeast

'Finding the Golden Ratio in the Sunny Southeast' Acrylic on wood, 58cm x 58cm, 2015

'The Bog Times' and 'Reach The Peak'

Two more paintings from the exhibition. 'The Bog Times' is acrylic on wood and 'Reach The Peak' is a more experimental piece with found objects from beach walks.

Lesotho

'Lesotho' I gave this painting to my parents for Christmas. We spent a few years living in Lesotho in the early/mid eighties. This is an example of a rondavel house, they are usually made from materials found in the local area. I also became obsessed with swifts last summer and learned a lot about them, amazing birds. Happy New Year everyone and thanks for all the support in 2015 :)

These places...

'Beyond The Back Of Beyond' and 'This Place Could Be Mars Or Anywhere' Arylic on wood, Sold.