Simon James - A Man of Layers

Image in an artist, who could go back in time to the early Renaissance and transmute the base material used by greats like Botticelli, Raphael and more into visual gold.

Well, he is Simon James. Why? Because, he has turned the base of such art, Gesso, into a medium for his own fleeting moods and passions. He throws onto the artwork layer after layer of gesso, using it as a trap for his momentary thoughts and feeling. He builds layer after layer…until the flow is finished.

After a period of reflection, he turns inward, delving back into the work, but like we all do in hunting for moment of joy or intensity. Cutting deep, he creates depth both physical and emotional. The result is quite incredible, a fusion of old and new, passion, skill and intuition, and more often than not, a true masterpiece.