A quote
"Randy James' work invites personal readings the way dreams
invite interpretations. Familiar things seem slightly strange. It's your
house, but it's not where you lived in it. What's simple-seeming can in
fact be rich. Randy James' paintings act as a kind of Tarot - a series of
images that have their own specifics and personal histories, but also refer to
and inhabit larger, mythic stories." -
Rebecca Brown,
Seattle (thanks Rebecca .. wow!)
Me trying to write about me
Im a temperamental and meditative artist, naturally responding to the grey wetness of the North West and contrasting that with beauty and images that bring a smile or glow to ones person. My works often come out of the flames of passion or from intellectual pondering, crossing the landscape of dreams, science and chance. Im inspired by the works of Cranach, Durer, Escher, Debuffet, Chagall, and Kollwitz to name a few. These art movements have been inspiring to me: Northern Renaissance, Expressionism, Op Art, Pop, and Surrealism. I've studied with and shared ideas about Northwest arts with many local artists including Bill Cumming, Jay Steensma, Paul Dahlquist and Wes Wehr. My fine art experience spans over two decades and includes works in photography, oil, acrylic, oil based inks, charcoal, pen and ink, and more. I have collaboration and individual collections in many different museums in and around Washington and Oregon. - sincerely Me.