Artist James Crandall
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Biography
After a long career as a concept illustrator in the advertising and motion-picture industry, James Crandall has shifted his focus to traditional easel painting. He finds subject matter in everyday life, and is always looking for an intriguing play of light, or the unstaged gestures of people at work and at play. An ongoing series of paintings depicts life in his maternal grandfather's hometown of Lucca in northern Tuscany, where he regularly visits. Recent work also includes scenes from the rural backroads of California's Gold Country, where he and his wife Nancy make their home.
He is a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society.
Education: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California 1978-1981 (BFA, Awarded with Distinction)University of California, Los Angeles, 1975-1977
Recent Exhibitions and Awards:
2020 ADI Top 5 Most Awarded Artist Rating (4th)2020 American Impressionist Society 21st National Exhibition2018 1st Place, Master Class, ArtMuse Contest, October (Judge: Carol Marine)2018 Finalist, BoldBrush Art Competition, October (Juror: Robert Lemler)2018 2nd Annual American Impression Society Small Work Showcase, Cincinnati, OH2018 40th Annual Crocker Museum Art Auction, Sacramento, CA2017 Award of Excellence, Master Division, OPA Eastern Regional, St. Simons Island, GA2017 President's Choice Award, American Impressionist Society's National Exhibition2017 Awarded Signature Member status, American Impressionist Society2017 Finalist, BoldBrush Art Competition, June (Juror: David Kassan)2017 2nd Prize, BoldBrush Art Competition, May2017 1st Place, Master Class, ArtMuse Contest, April 2017 California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Los Angeles2017 Finalist, Master Class, ArtMuse Contest, February 2016 1st Place, Master Class, ArtMuse Contest, October 2016 Award of Excellence, Masters Division, OPA Western Regional, Scottsdale, AZ2016 Gold Medal, Masters Division, Oil Painters of America's Salon, Fort Wayne, IN2016 Award of Merit, American Impressionist Society National, Kirkland, WA2016 Finalist, Boldbrush Art Competition, January & December2015 Awarded Master Signature status, Oil Painters of America, December 20152015 2nd Prize, Signature division, [...]
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