Artist Information:
James E Williams
Chapel Hill, NC
United States
Member Since: Apr 2002
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Artist Statement:
Through my pastels, pen
and ink drawings and works in
graphite and colored pencil, I
transform some of those who
live in the world as well as
its effects on them–and on
me–into images. In a sense,
my paintings are mirrors, once
removed. There is more to
them...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Selected Recent and Upcoming
Exhibitions:
SOLO SHOW: National Humanities
Center, Research Triangle
Park, NC, Nov, 2008
DUO SHOW: Black Rock Art
Center, Germantown, MD., Oct
17-Nov 14, 2007
Group Summer Show at Visual
Arts Studio, Richmond, VA June
2-August 4, 2007
SOLO SHOW: "Signs of Life"
Trial Lawyers ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Commissions:
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James E Williams's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to James E Williams's Portfolio.
Through my pastels, pen and ink drawings and works in graphite and colored pencil, I transform some of those who live in the world as well as its effects on them–and on me–into images. In a sense, my paintings are mirrors, once removed. There is more to them than fur, feathers, scales and wind.
Almost thirty years ago, someone gave me a set of pastels and I experimented briefly with them. At the time, I was more interested in pure drawing, so I continued with graphite and charcoal. My drawings back then were realistic in the normal sense. Gradually I discovered that I could also use inanimate objects and animals, even the ‘impersonal’ forces of nature, to depict human emotions. As my scope increased, I began to use color, in the form of inks and of colored pencil. More and more I created animal forms to represent human beings in various situations, progressively realizing the power of human facial expressions to convey an endless variety of feelings and psychological states. I actually began to perceive the presence of people in forms that were reminiscent of animals, birds or insects. I returned to working in pastels about seven years... |
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