About

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Welcome to my website! Here is a little bit about me...I appreciate your interest. 

 I am a self-taught artist living and working in San Francisco, California. I make art that aesthetically vibes with my Northern California roots especially channeling my 1970's upbringing. 

 I love textiles of the 60's and 70's with its groovy florals and brightly hued psychedelic patterns.  My paintings are also inspired by traditional folk art with its simple shapes and symbols. 

 I work with acrylic and oil paints on hand stretched canvas.  My work often uses mixed media and I build natural floating frames for many of my pieces. I prefer thicker profiles on work that is left unframed and I use archival finishings that protect and provide a lasting sealant. 

 I have recently began making limited edition giclee prints partnering with Skylark Images of Sonoma County. 

 I hope to live a life of making art, collecting art and healing through art. My unconventional life has found a path of healing through self expression. Even the darkest traumas are given a new  face with art therapy. Painting has given me total freedom to express, to be heard, to thrill and to delight.

 I owe my collectors so much gratitude for their kind words, for the honor they bestow by hanging my work in their homes and finally for their fearless decision to collect work from an unknown. This is how the journey into the unknown becomes known....Thank you friends!

 Peace & Positivity,

Autumn Wind James