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Inspired By Nature, Made By Hand

© Copyright - James Gardner

Here on this mountain top, oh-oh-oh I got some wild, wild life ~ David Byrne

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Explore my world of colorful and expressive paintings that celebrate the incredible creatures found soaring, rambling, splashing and bugling across the American West.

Fur

From ermine to elk, bison to bears and sheep to skunks, these portraits are a love note to the animals rambling across Colorado's Front Range. They include the creatures both past and present, including those that have been extirpated like the grizzly and the wolverine.

With endless diversity and charisma, the animals of the American West will be featured in this never-ending collection of furry, four legged critters.

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Fins

Colors, colors and more colors. The fish of the American West range from the fiery reds of high alpine cutthroat trout and spawning sockeye salmon to every brown, rainbow and brook trout in between.

 

As this collection grows I'll include the native saltwater fishes (and a few surprises) that make the cold waters of the Pacific coast their home.

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Feathers

Whether found in the raw magesty of a streaking osprey, a methodically stalking blue heron or the tiny songbirds enjoying my bird feeders, inspiration abounds in the wonders of these beautiful feathered flyers.

This collection will feature dozens of paintings that will be as diverse as the winged wonders soaring all around us. 

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About

A Lifetime

of Creativity

I have been an artist my entire life, as a painter personally and a Creative Director professionally for some of the most well-known consumer brands in the world. (The painting is more fun)

Originally from the great Northwest, I have always been inspired, entertained and awed by the beauty and wonder of any and all of Nature's creatures.

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Bait Your Hook

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