“My paintings are evocations of the western American landscapes done with simple shapes, forms and strong color, representing something of the sensuality within our natural world. I like a high level of abstraction in representational art, and I love color. Much of my work depicts California’s oak-studded hills and valleys, and abstractions of mountainous landscapes.” – James Shay
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Energized by the vibrant hills, valleys and mountains of Northern California, James Shay evokes western American landscapes using simple shapes, forms and bold colors to represent the sensuality found within nature. An architect until the mid nineties, Shay developed a passion for the visual richness arrived at through the process of painting and discovered inspiration in the colorful and visceral medium of fresco painting. Shay’s landscapes involve layering and scraping the surfaces of the work to achieve a sense of time's passage with ample visual brilliance. Recent exhibitions include “New Works,” Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV and “James Shay,” Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, California. Shay appears in the private collections of the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, and Renown Medical, Reno, NV.
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