James Christopher Artworks Gallery

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• Carole's Hibiscus
• Old Barn
• Blue Crab

  Watercolor, Paper, 15" x 20" x 1"

• Cocktail Hour

  print, Paper, 22 x 34 x 1. It took me a year to see the rooster in the lines and patterns I poured on the paper. Then I painted him is less than an hour. My wife noticed he looked drunk, thus the wine bottle. I have pri…

• Gazebo at Mt Vernon

  Watercolor, Paper, 14" x 17" x 1"

• Elephant Emerging

  Watercolor, Paper, 17" x 14" x 1"

• Mt. Killimanjaro

  Watercolor, Paper, 15" x 20" x 1"

• Seasons

  Watercolor, Paper, 20" x 26" x 1"

• Century Oak

  Watercolor, Paper, 20" x 26" x 1"

• African Queen

  Watercolor, Panel, 9 inches x 12 inches x 1 inch. The African Queen was available for tours Key Largo, Florida when my spouse and I were there in about 1999. We had read of its restoration and wanted to take advantage o…

• Breach

  15 inches x 22 inches x 1 inch. It was a struggle to find the subject for this painting. I left more open white space to see what might suggest itself around the edges. Eventually I saw a humpback whale inspired by scen…

• Blooming

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 inches x 11 inches x 1 inch. The image appeared from the artist pouring paints on wet paper and maneuvering, shaking, blowing and other manipulations resulted in "Blooming."

• Gathering of Orchids

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 inches x 15 inches x 1 inch. Typical of my pouring style, I saw a gathering of orchids in this scattering of paint. I "gathered" the orchids in a bunch and after drying, surface mounted the paintin…

• Sphinx at Giza

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 iinches x 22inches x 1 inch. I took a photo during a trip to Egypt in 1987 which has captured my attention during the years since. Recently, I was inspired to do an abstract/impressionistic interpr…

• James River Sunrise

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30 x 1. My ancestors arrived in Virginia in 1614 and settled on the shores of the James River at a spot they named Basses Choice. We visit that spot near Smithfield, VA and this painting is inspi…

• Ocean Front

  Watercolor, 15 inches x 22 inches x 1. This scene of the oceanfront at Virginia Beach is inspired by a photo I took several years ago on a day when the beach was not as crowded as happens in high season. Prints are avai…