Working from his home studio in Texas, James reveals that each night he hopes to “get this sleep over so I can get into another painting”. His original works are sketched in pencil, before he applies acrylics to the canvas. His architectural background also feeds into his work, as he often uses computerised software as a drawing tool. Once the design is printed, he uses it to influence his final piece.
James likens his pencil work to his part-time job at a grocery store as a 10 year old boy. When changing the price on tins of food, he would smudge away the previous text – which over time developed into his technique of creating shade with an eraser. For his sliced pieces, he overlays different strips of paintings or drawings to juxtapose images and concepts. It’s a lengthy process, and James admits: “I never know what they are going to look like!”
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