SedonaTlaquepaque Courtyard

Original Acrylic on canvas, painted entirely with palette knives. This painting started out being painted as a live demo on the Rooftop Patio at the #WacoWineryTastingRoom on #AustinAve in #DowntownWacoTexas. The video shows the beginning stages of blocking in shapes and background. The remaining work was completed over the next week back in my #McGregorTexas Studio. Inspired by a trip years ago to Sedona Arizona, one of my favorite trips ever that included a visit to Tlaquepaque along the river in Sedona. This fantastic place built in the style of an old Mexican village, inspired me to use my photo reference as a starting point to create an imaginary scene adding to the scene as needed with artist license to create a painting with vibrant color and texture. The resulting painting was very much UNLIKE the blowing, rainy, winter day where I began the painting! An ESCAPE! It takes me away and I hope it does you too!

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Prize winning American artist Lee James's emotive and textured paintings vividly capture their subjects. Inspired by early morning, dusk and nocturnal settings where light and color are at their most dramatic Lee's artworks expertly capture the atmosphere and beauty of the scene. Working in the impressionist style, Lee has developed a unique technique where colors are applied to the canvas unmixed, this allows the viewer to subconsciously mix the colors and enjoy the natural vibrancy and texture of each hue. Lee's artworks have been exhibited extensively throughout the USA, and are held in numerous public and private collections.