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(4.05 - 154 votes)Joshua on his work:
People are forever fascinating. I am compelled to paint them. My pursuits are driven by my curiosities about the world around me; about our nature, about our character, about our ambitions, both individually and collectively.
The work I do explores people and place. Sometimes these elements collide, other times they remain solitary; leaving the viewer with a sense of how we see ourselves and how others view us. The figurative work I do allows both myself and the viewer to stop time for a while and focus on the lifetime of events, in all of our lives, that often remain undocumented.
Painting an environment or exploring a figure gives me insight I wouldn’t receive in any other way. It allows me to have multiple dialogues at the same time. One with the subject matter, one with the paint, and one with myself.
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Hi all, I've got some work in a couple group shows next month. They definitely came at the right time. I am only now feeling settled in my new life in...
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Southwest Art Announces 21 Over 31 Winners
Liza 1 (oil, 34x60) by Francois Chartier Monkeys, buddhas, potatoes and tanker trucks. Welcome to the November issue of Southwest Art, which hits news...
Southwest Art Announces 21 Over 31 Winners
Liza 1 (oil, 34x60) by Francois Chartier Monkeys, buddhas, potatoes and tanker trucks. Welcome to the November issue of Southwest Art, which hits news...
New Paintings
i have added 8 new images to my urban scenes gallery on my website and 2 new images to the still-life gallery. all were a part of my recent one man sh...
Amazing .. this is the third time I’ve come back to look at your work today! Thank you :)
Comment by Bryony — June 10, 2009
Wonderful!!
Comment by kris — June 10, 2009
Is the setting the subject or the object of the characters with in it? Brilliant. Expressing character through gesture, not portaiture. Very impressive. The viewer is a fly on the wall. Makes us look inside to consider how we treat others. And the light is fantastic.
Comment by BWhite — June 10, 2009
Grand Central is absolutely beautiful. The way he captured the light and the brush strokes on the woman’s skirt is simply fantastic. It looks more like a picture of Grand Central than a painting. Well done!
Comment by michie b — June 10, 2009
Stunning.
Comment by shazzanorth — June 10, 2009
The light, and in particular, reflections of light are so spot on. I dare say that the painting of true light is more important to realistic effect than any ammount of meticulous brush strokes. And yes, like Beckie B has stated already, the strokes in these pieces add a compelling and necessary sense of movement to very urban scenes. Brilliant work. It makes me feel. P.S. To lesley, Does technical skill make a “real painter”? I’ve seen a lot of paintings that are technically near perfect, but inspire absolutely no emotions in me. Is Van Gogh a real painter? I dare say his brush strokes are less than technical. Just food for thought
Comment by mattgreermusic — June 10, 2009
The style of brush strokes used in this painting are absolutly amazing! While some could confuse the work as sloppy, they really add a movement to the work that would be neglected by fine detail.
Comment by Beckie B — June 10, 2009
I am absolutely taken by the way you’ve captured Grand Central Station. Perhaps but maybe not, being a new yorker gives me an appreciation of grand central that goes beyond the architecture, it is a “holy” place where magic happens.
Thank you!
Comment by ana — June 10, 2009
At last, a technically brilliant artist, a real painter
Comment by lesley — June 10, 2009
pretty intense (o_O). obviously new york in the bottom one…wonder where the first one takes place at…
Comment by mxlver — June 10, 2009