Artist Information:
James Snidle
San Francisco, CA
United States
Member Since: Jun 2003
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Artist Statement:
My work of the past ten years
involves Plein Air Paintings.
This term applies to paintings
done in nature. This involves
finding a location, setting
up, interpreting, and
recording an impression of
what I see. The process on
location seems to be a
meditation. I begin with a
drawing and in the next three
to four hours the canvas
evolves into an image of what
is before me. The outcome is
usually a painting that is
three quarters finished. I
then take it to my studio
where I値l tighten and work
out the finishing brush
strokes.
When I知 in the process I知
not aware of time. I find
myself not thinking - just
painting. I see each canvas as
an experience for using color
to explore shapes before me.
My pallet is bright because I
love color and my paintings
are usually done in the bright
light of mornings. My
inspiration comes from the
changing seasons. Year after
year I find myself
experiencing a familiarity
with my subject matter weather
it be a landscape of the
Buttes or an Iris garden. The
season and what it has in
store predicts what the
subject matter will be. Places
are ...
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James Snidle's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to James Snidle's Portfolio. Browse Snidle's body of work: My work of the past ten years involves Plein Air Paintings. This term applies to paintings done in nature. This involves finding a location, setting up, interpreting, and recording an impression of what I see. The process on location seems to be a meditation. I begin with a drawing and in the next three to four hours the canvas evolves into an image of what is before me. The outcome is usually a painting that is three quarters finished. I then take it to my studio where I値l tighten and work out the finishing brush strokes.
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Canals, 2002
Oil Painting,
40 x 36 inches
Price: US$ 3000
€: 2145
UK £: 1889
¥en: 276724
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Sunflower, 2003
Oil Painting,
36 x 48 inches
Price: US$ 3000
€: 2145
UK £: 1889
¥en: 276724
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Man in Garden, 2002
Oil Painting,
36 x 48 inches
Price: US$ 3000
€: 2145
UK £: 1889
¥en: 276724
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Chico Creek, 2003
Oil Painting,
40 x 30 inches
Price: US$ 3000
€: 2145
UK £: 1889
¥en: 276724
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