UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Please check out my upcoming exhibitions page, for a list of venues where you will be able to see my work in person.
STATEMENT
When I begin a painting, I’m usually drawn to basic, somewhat natural forms: eggs, paper, stones, marble. I look to paint objects and landscapes that are non-specific and have a quality of anonymity to them. My paintings are not literal recordings of nature or the world around me; these works are private meditations. Deliberate and sometimes obsessive, these paintings often carry on and exist within a series. I try to create pieces that are expressive and reluctant, silent yet certain, and in between I look for tension.
BIOGRAPHY
James Halloran was born in Buffalo, New York in 1983. Initially studying classical painting under his mentor, Mary Ann Doering, James went on to receive a B.F.A., with a Concentration in Painting, at the University at Buffalo in 2005. After graduation, Halloran relocated to Northern Virginia. Working from his home studio, he exhibits his work both locally and nationally. As an instructor, he teaches a variety of classes for both children and adults.
Please check out my upcoming exhibitions page, for a list of venues where you will be able to see my work in person.
STATEMENT
When I begin a painting, I’m usually drawn to basic, somewhat natural forms: eggs, paper, stones, marble. I look to paint objects and landscapes that are non-specific and have a quality of anonymity to them. My paintings are not literal recordings of nature or the world around me; these works are private meditations. Deliberate and sometimes obsessive, these paintings often carry on and exist within a series. I try to create pieces that are expressive and reluctant, silent yet certain, and in between I look for tension.
BIOGRAPHY
James Halloran was born in Buffalo, New York in 1983. Initially studying classical painting under his mentor, Mary Ann Doering, James went on to receive a B.F.A., with a Concentration in Painting, at the University at Buffalo in 2005. After graduation, Halloran relocated to Northern Virginia. Working from his home studio, he exhibits his work both locally and nationally. As an instructor, he teaches a variety of classes for both children and adults.
