James Finch Art

Jury Duty and Bar sketches.

2012-02-27T11:59:00.002-08:00

fun to sketch

Tiff

2012-02-21T15:25:00.003-08:00

Surf art

2011-07-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

Surf art

2011-07-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

Malibu at sunset.

Color Boot Camp with Bill Perkins.

2011-05-23T11:42:00.000-07:00

These paintings are 9" x 12" and were done in 40 mins a piece. Lots of fun if you are just note taking. Add speed to your paint strokes and you might get something fresh.

samples from Bill Perkins color class

2011-05-23T11:32:00.000-07:00

If you are in the area(LA), it is a fun class to take.

Last of the Mohicans

2011-04-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

these are fun but they do take a while to do. I need to be faster.

O Brother

2011-04-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

A case of film studies. I am watching films again and I am itching to paint more frames.

Thai New Year

2011-04-06T11:25:00.000-07:00

I usually don't like to paint from a photo unless it is work, But this pic had some fun lighting and color. Although it is real easy to paint warm color, sometimes it can still be fun. 3 hour color study.

home watching the Oscars

2011-04-04T11:07:00.001-07:00

this painting got deleted by mistake so it is back. I have two new ones that I will hold off til next week. If you are not trying to capture light in ordinary places like your home or coffee shop, you are missing out on some fun lessons. I am a big fan of Robb Ruppel's energy to paint in any medium or device, trying new techniques to push us all. He is the man and a good friend. If you don't know who he is well check him out, you'll be in for a real treat. Broadviewgraghics.

More perspective art.

2011-04-04T10:40:00.000-07:00

I am reluctant to post all of my favorite paintings due to a book I am creating with a lot of my unseen work. But this is for all you guys who love perspective. This is still unfinished but a painting some of you may have seen before in the Peck n Paw and the black mirror book.

sketch from life.

2011-04-04T10:28:00.000-07:00

Impossibles Bali

2011-03-04T18:05:00.000-08:00

this was painted on location in front of lifeguard stand @ Padang Padang. this is 9"x 12"

Uluwatu Bali

2011-03-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

this is one of the best waves on the planet. It has these cliffs that surround the break and give the grand-stand feel. It has shops and restaurants and places to get out of the hot sun. This is an area where you can lay down for a 1hr. message for 10bucks. Not a bad place to relax and enjoy the show. This painting is 24"x 40" and I admit it was difficult to convey the intensity of light. It is so bright there that my little blue eyes needed sunglasses at all times. You may need to get off your couch and take a trip to a place you always wanted to go. For me it was Bali and I created a body of work that is a constant reminder of how lucky I am to experience what I see.

Bali- The Land of the Lefts

2011-02-23T14:10:00.000-08:00

love this break. Best left I have ever surfed. High tide can be tricky getting in with that big ole rock and strong currents.

Chadaka bar

2011-02-21T12:15:00.000-08:00

this was a 4hr session with dinner. I love this bar when it is filled with friends. It has good Karma.

I am starting to have fun going on all these dates with my laptop.

Central Coast

2011-02-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

This is a painting I did after my first trip up to Monterey. I was creating my second Disney solo exhibition show and needed a few larger pieces to take up wall space. I felt like this area warranted a bigger canvas at 24''x 40''. It was a rewarding painting to make. It had all the reasons why I love the Californian coast!

Malibu

2011-02-17T18:51:00.000-08:00

this is a painting I gave to my mother. She wanted it bad and there was no reason not to let her have it. This is a 18'' x 24'' painted in my studio. I had painted Malibu so often that I had similar color palettes to look at. But it was one I knew how to paint. It was an 8 hr session and I was done.

Gorden Biersch

2011-02-16T10:49:00.001-08:00

I took out all the people. They wouldn't sit still. Ha!

Bali monkey's

2011-02-10T22:54:00.000-08:00

This is from the book Peck n Paw. The monkeys come out of the jungle and eat the temple offerings. They are the Temple guardians.

Soi 56 in Hollywood

2011-02-10T11:24:00.000-08:00

This is a digital painting on my laptop while having dinner. I left out the bartender. It takes 3 hrs and is a fun way to study artificial light.

2011-01-28T13:01:00.000-08:00

PATF

2011-01-28T12:43:00.000-08:00

Traditional layout PATF

2011-01-28T12:22:00.000-08:00

The Frog Hunter shack

2011-01-28T10:08:00.000-08:00

Princess and the Frog

2011-01-28T09:58:00.000-08:00

More Costa Rica

2011-01-28T09:57:00.000-08:00

Princess and the Frog

2010-12-14T17:54:00.000-08:00

Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

2010-12-14T17:50:00.000-08:00

The book is out.

2010-07-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

this was a worked out drawing that I painted dig. I am in love with the Tropical cultures.

peck and paw thumbnails

2010-05-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

These are a few sketches I need to do before creating my final.
look for the book at Comic-Con!

Thai girl

2010-03-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

this was a couple years back when I had a good friend pose for me. I ask her just to sit naturally in the chair and she did that. Just plain irresistible.

2010-03-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

Digital on a pen ink drawing. I just made her up. I think that is why she looks fairly common.

2010-03-21T13:16:00.000-07:00

This is like what I imagine small family village life to be in the Cook Islands. Hard work to gather your meal but against the most amazing backdrop. This was also a breakthrough painting I did back in 03. I was learning but never giving up on it. It now hangs in my fathers home.

Lealani

2010-03-10T19:06:00.000-08:00

so then last year I made another card. Thank you KJ for modeling for me.

2010-03-10T18:48:00.000-08:00

So once I realized that it was much easier to paint in Photoshop than oils of something in the fantasy world I enhanced this one and turned it into a Christmas card. I do wish I was there.

dreaming of Tahiti

2010-03-10T18:40:00.000-08:00

these are old digital sketches. I had these little ideas I wanted to make in to bigger oil paintings. This is a fast way to see if you can handle something that complicated. I did paint them in oils but the digital sketches were less of a head ache.

Happy times

2010-03-09T22:43:00.000-08:00

Thali at Chadaka bar. I was trying to impress her at the time so I painted this on my laptop in about an hour.

2010-03-09T21:34:00.000-08:00

Thumbnailing from the masters.

2010-03-09T21:20:00.000-08:00

I love fun little exercises like this because they teach you so much about the artist attention to composition and color.

2010-03-09T21:13:00.000-08:00

fires in '05

2010-03-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

When we had those devastating fires in 05 the news channels were covering the event all day and all night and I was fascinated by the color of smoke at different times of day.

last study of Dean.

2010-03-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

digital demo '04

2010-03-09T13:42:00.000-08:00

master studies but in color and with Gouache.

Dean Cornwell Study

2010-03-09T13:38:00.000-08:00

This is a Digital painting from a Dean Cornwell painting.

Disney Picture Book

2010-03-08T18:18:00.000-08:00