Revisiting the Art of James Nares

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorYoRt8Yl3BDM3yCaingnoSOyqFJ0jye4RyY-slmJM2gYF___zKE6G21cy16nRFpVuzEHR-0IFzfVrxYOW_nhuFOJ2Bw7HV-AeLnE1KBS16m55QmB2rRmp4pUbJYJ_VFHZ88MxkX1yZA/s1600/ingrassia+residence+by+simon+watson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorYoRt8Yl3BDM3yCaingnoSOyqFJ0jye4RyY-slmJM2gYF___zKE6G21cy16nRFpVuzEHR-0IFzfVrxYOW_nhuFOJ2Bw7HV-AeLnE1KBS16m55QmB2rRmp4pUbJYJ_VFHZ88MxkX1yZA/s1600/ingrassia+residence+by+simon+watson.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wrote about artist <a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2007/09/habitually-chic-artist-james-nares.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">James Nares</span></a> shortly after a began my blog which was almost three and a half years ago.  Since then, his work has shown up in many more publications.  I love seeing how great his flowing calligraphy brush stroke art looks in such a variety of interiors.  What's even more interesting is <a href="http://www.jamesnares.com/Site/JAMES%20NARES.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">James Nares</span></a> suspends himself to paint them.  I think I might have to see if he's open to a studio visit!  Bon Weekend!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The stroke has to have complete precision to work. Sometimes I lose it on the exit. You can’t fudge it. It ruins the whole thing.” The resulting figures are almost always contained within the rectangle. “It’s less of a window if I keep it within the confines of the canvas, but there’s almost always a drip that’s an umbilical cord.” - James Nares

Revisiting the Art of James Nares

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