I remind myself that traveling through life as an artist requires one to distill things slowly. To be inquisitive, inventive, and patient - a lot of things get discarded along the way. It's a little like boiling sea water to… — James Nares Copy Share Image
Well, this week's peeve might be... when art writers talk about an artist's 'efforts,' meaning their work. It always sounds patronizing to me, like 'I'll give you an E for effort.' How about the artist's 'effortlessnesses' instead? It's certainly something,… — James Nares Copy Share Image
I don't have a favorite place to see art. I like to encounter it anywhere, museum, gallery, home, studio, street... I do prefer to… — James Nares Copy Share Image
Music has always been important to me. Rhythm, in particular, features in most of the things I do. I stumbled recently upon an old… — James Nares Copy Share Image
I remind myself that traveling through life as an artist requires one to distill things slowly. To be inquisitive, inventive, and patient - a… — James Nares Copy Share Image
I do make my own brushes and have done so for many years. I'm constantly refining the designs, trying new materials, re-configuring other brushes… — James Nares Copy Share Image
My paintings have an ongoing dialogue with photography. There are many painters who would say the same, I'm sure. The difference is that I'm… — James Nares Copy Share Image
It's a fine balance between design and the thing making itself happen. The stroke has to have complete precision to work. Sometimes I lose… — James Nares Copy Share Image
What really interests me about capturing and suspending movement is that I get to experience something invisible and inaudible, as elusive and fleeting as… — James Nares Copy Share Image
Well, this week's peeve might be... when art writers talk about an artist's 'efforts,' meaning their work. It always sounds patronizing to me, like… — James Nares Copy Share Image
The real joy is in discovering that the twigs and branches of my practice are all firmly rooted in a single tree, even as… — James Nares Copy Share Image
It's true, I do sometimes suspend myself over the canvas, but mostly I work at a table when I'm making a painting. When I… — James Nares Copy Share Image
