The Art of Paul James

Welcome to the website of leading contemporary fine artist, pianist and composer Paul James. This site provides you with the opportunity to peruse at your leisure his amazing array of wonderful creations including stunning paintings and his virtuoso musical compositions. With the click of the Art button you can view superb original masterpieces, and see that many of Paul’s works are available as limited edition giclée prints including his very latest pieces launched by Demontfort Fine Art also his earlier images published by Washington Green. There are fine examples of the humorous ‘Head in the Clouds’ series, together with the more serious ‘Classic Range’ of his almost photographic animal portraits. Take time to explore Paul’s increasingly popular graffiti urban scenes and his glorious atmospheric rural landscapes and see also that he is starting to experiment with more surreal imagery with the likes of ‘Zebra Crossing’. The site also shows the availability of some of Paul’s earlier limited edition and open litho prints of rural animal scenes and wild big cats. An exciting range of fine art greeting cards are illustrated - suitable for many occasions as they are left blank for your own special messages; a great and affordable way of sharing your appreciation of Paul’s work with family and friends.

As a seasoned artisan the quality, attention to detail and versatility of subject matter displayed here are all testimony to Paul’s mastery of his craft.

If you are interested in finding out something of Paul’s background, history and life experiences check out his biography which highlights time spent on his narrow boat navigating the Inland Waterways of Britain and his travels around the world which involved transatlantic and transpacific sailings on the QM2 and road trips across America, east to west and back again.

Maybe you are intrigued to learn about Paul’s particular painting methods if so view his techniques page. Here you will see that he favours the ‘Daler Rowney Cryla’ range of acrylic paints. He uses a customised easel created to his design concept and he prefers to paint on huge canvases. See the creative process of ‘Streetwise Charlie’ from the initial sketch on canvas through to completion.

If you are fascinated to know more about Paul’s musical abilities and style as a pianist and wish to be entertained by this great showman view the music section which includes excerpts of his blistering boogie woogie performances and other compositions written by him and shown on ‘YouTube’. Although classically trained, you will see that Paul is passionate about ‘Jazz and Blues’ and his tunes and melodies reflect this along with other influences such as Latin, classic and folk. His flamboyant command of the ivories is exceptional - and has earned him the title ‘Mr Magic Fingers’ by some of his fans. You will also find advice on how to buy his first CD ‘From Palette to Piano’.

The Paul James Gallery is located in trendy Sheaf Street in Daventry, Northamptonshire, which will always have a comprehensive exhibition of his work on show, including originals, sketches, limited edition and open prints, fine art cards and some special Paul James branded merchandise such as his fabulous tapestry wall hangings.

If you are not able to visit the gallery we also offer a mail order service or you can check out the stockists section and see who sells Paul’s work in a gallery or shop near you.

If you are interested in receiving regular updates about exhibitions and new releases please register with us. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact us and we will do all that we can to help.