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This page is a temporary page to give collectors a preview of the upcoming exhibit. The full page for Becoming will remain on the website once the exhibit begins.
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James McDonald

People and Places



​Preview  (collector's advance viewing)

This preview gives you the opportunity to view and purchase the pieces in the exhibit before it opens to the public.
​Purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.

Opening Reception    February 26th, 2022    4pm-6pm

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Exhibit runs from -
February 26th, 2022 - April 2nd, 2022
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This preview highlights all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors. As a member of our Collector's Preview list, you have the unique opportunity to see all of these pieces and have a first opportunity to purchase.


Additional images, or a video, to see the work from alternate angles are available upon request. 

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​To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
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A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.

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Catherine With Lemon
18”x22”, 2016, Oil on canvas
$625
Autumn
10”x8” (Framed - 12.5”x10.5”), 2021, Oil on board
$175
Happy Days Are Here Again
20”x18”, 2018, Oil on linen
$825
Bright Morning at Lake Montebello
8”x10”, 2020, Oil on board
$125
Visible Vinnie
14”x11” (framed - 17”x14”), 2021, Watercolor on hot press
$275
Double Rock Autumn
10”x8”, 2021, Oil on board
$225
Laura
12”x9” (Framed - 16”x13”), 2021, Oil on board
$475
Engineers Club, Mt. Vernon
12”x16” (Framed - 13.5”x17.5”), 2018, Oil on canvas
$250
Big Fire
24”x24”, 2022, Acrylic on canvas
$1,750
Foggy Lake Montebello
8”x10” (Framed - 11.5”x13.5”), 2020, Oil on canvas
$185
Layla
14”x11”, 2021, Watercolor on hot press
$175
Hanover Bridge
9”x12” (Framed - 13”x16”), 2021, Oil on board
$175
Margarette
12”x16”, 2016, Oil on canvas
$700
Havre De Grace
9”x12” (Framed - 13”x16”), 2021, Oil on board
$225
Reclining Nude
18”x22”, 2014, Oil on canvas board
$825
Lake Montebello Mid Day
13”x16”, 2020, Oil on canvas
$200
White Dress/Red Table
14”x11”, 2021, Oil on board
$425
Washington Monument
12”x9” (Framed - 15”x12”), 2018, Oil on board
$175
Luz
16”x20” (Framed 20”x24”), 2017, Oil on board
$900
Morning Mist Near Boordy Vineyard
9”x12” (Framed 13”x16”), 2022, Oil on board
$300
Texas
11”x14” (Framed - 15”x18”), 2021, Oil on board
$450
Norman Avenue
8”x10” (Framed - 11”x13”), 2019, Oil on canvas
$200
Susquehanna Falls
8”x10” (Framed - 13”x15”), 2019, Oil on canvas
$400
Susquehanna Creek
14”x10” (Framed - 14.5”x11.5”), 2019, Oil on board
$175

Statement

Two approaches, one slow, deliberate, the other spontaneous, instantaneous, raw.

Both paths teach, one path lined with smooth brush strokes that suggests forms and gestures, the other journeys with crowded paint jabs of uneven weight and slashes of colors, outlining the contours of nature. 

People and places, rewarding explorations of significantly differing approaches to how to see and the resulting rewards of that vision.


Biography

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James McDonald graduated from MICA in 1979, earning a BFA in Graphic Design with Honors. Computer generated art kept food on the table, but it was no substitute for the real time feel of paint on canvas, the smell, the texture, the gradual realization of a landscape coming together or from seeing the human revealed in a portrait. 
His earlier painting series relied heavily on photos he took specifically for their painting potential. These paintings found welcomed venues in restaurants throughout Baltimore. His Brazilian seascapes were shown at Simon’s in Butcher Hill, paintings of Curtis Bay warehouses shown and sold at the Chameleon in Hamilton, a summer long exhibit at the Bistro Rx in Highlandtown, to name a few. 
His work was accepted at five different juried shows at the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis.  A solo exhibition at the Antreasian Gallery in Hampden was a highlight in his painting career. James was an active member of the Hamilton Gallery for several years.
A representative painter, James McDonald works with both oil and watercolors. Recently, Mr. McDonald has taken on plein aire painting, which provides an extreme contrast to the deliberate pace of studio painting. A brief membership with MID-ATLANTIC PLEIN AIR PAINTERS ASSOCIATION prior to COVID and its Mt. Royal competition gave Mr. McDonald a good avenue to explore this approach to painting. Since then Mr. McDonald has competed in several Quick Draw events, where the time limit to complete a painting is two hours. 
Mr.McDonald considers himself a complete painter, working in multiple mediums, covering an unlimited scope of subject matter, in a variety of time formats.


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