Watercolors - Jim Cantrell

Architecture

Barns have always fascinated me especially as they age and begin to decline. They offer a challenge in design and my way of preserving their dignity. The reflection series began when I could paint in an abstract manner yet be realistic as the same time. Buildings & homes are a constant interest.

WC-0071.76 Power!, watercolor, 19"h x 15"w, $1200

WC-0073.78 Remnant of the Past, watercolor, 16"h x 20"w, $1000

WC-0076.87 Reflection, watercolor, 16"h x 20"w, $1000

WC-0251.79 Antiques, watercolor, 22"h x 28"w, $2500

WC-0373 Barn at Dusk, watercolor, 22"h x 28"w, $2000

WC-0412.77 Attic Vent, watercolor, 22"h x 28"w, $2500

WC-0422.70 Chicago Loop, watercolor, 20"h x 16"w, $1200

WC-0437.78 Abandoned House in Fall, watercolor, 8"h x 11"w, $600

WC-0594.82 Barn Relic, watercolor, 15"h x 22"w, $2000

WC-1171.11 Barn w/Red Fence & Hay Stack, watercolor, 20"h x 24"w, $2200

WC-1177.11 Abandoned Barn, watercolor, 16"h x 19"w, $2200

WC-1185.11 Barn w/Weather Vane, watercolor, 12"h x 15"w, $1200

WC-1187.11 Barn w/Electric Lines & Poles, watercolor, 10"h x 13"w, $1200

Figures

I have always felt to be a good artist one must master drawing the figure. There is a never ending source of inspiration from painting the nude figures to my love of making things like costumes, props and building almost theatrical sets with the figure as the center of interest.

WC-0041.88 Perplexed, watercolor, 20" diameter, $3000

WC-0043.88 Dearmscape I of Fragmented, watercolor, 20" diameter, $3000

WC-0045.88 Fragmented Circle III, watercolor, 20" diameter, $3000

WC-0092.87 Figure in Chair, watercolor, 31"h x 25"w, $4000

WC-0094.90 Seated Nude w/Shawl, watercolor, 34.5"h x 29"w, $5000

WC-0109.90 Figure in Yellow, watercolor, 38"h x 29.25"w, $5000

WC-0118.88 Figure in A Great Coat, watercolor, 30"h x 22"w, $5000

WC-0135.88 Wrapped Figure, watercolor, 28"h x 22"w, $2500

WC-0140.80 Dejected Dancer, watercolor, 15"h x 22"w, $1500

WC-0145.75 Pickin & Fiddlin, watercolor, 22"h x 30"w, $5000

WC-0227.78 Figure w/Green Wallpaper, watercolor, 15"h x 11"w, $1200

WC-0245.85 Nude Figure in Chair, watercolor, 22"h x 15"w, $2500

WC-0631.94 Nude , watercolor, 14"h x 14"w, $700

WC-0741.98 Fantasy Ride, watercolor, 33.25"h x 29.5"w, $5000

Landscape-Naturescape

The outdoor environment is a perfect source to open one’s senses in the search for beauty—be it a landscape or just a detail I like to call “naturescape”.

WC-0053.89 Winterscape, watercolor, 22"h x 18"w, $2500

WC-0065.89 Summertime, watercolor, 30"h x 22"w, $5000

WC-0097.75 Down the Drain, watercolor, 11"h x 16"w, $1200

WC-0149.90 Naturescape, watercolor, 18"h x 23"w, $3500

WC-0150.90 Leafscape, watercolor, 23"h x 18"w, $3500

WC-0185.91 Naturescape, watercolor, 22"h x 30"w, $5000

WC-0190.88 Spring Landscape, watercolor, 30"h x 22"w, $4800

WC-0195.90 Nature Study, watercolor, 22"h x 18"w, $2500

WC-0270.91 Trunkscape, watercolor, 18"h x 24"w, $2500

WC-0712.84 Landscape w/white fence, watercolor, 22"h x 30"w, $5000

WC-0835.04 Confluence, watercolor, 11"h x 22"w, $2500

WC-0849.00 Stonescape, watercolor, 14"h x 22"w, $2500

WC-1123.11 Landscape w/white fence, watercolor, 22"h x 30"w, $5000

WC-1788.24 Landscape w/white fence, watercolor, 10"h x 14"w, $1200

WC-1789.24 Trunkscape, watercolor, 11"h x14"w, $500

Still Life

For me the still life is another challenge in design and composition. I enjoy arranging the various objects I have made or collected over the years. They become tokens of memories, and perhaps they can spark the viewers own memories.

WC-0120.80 Still Life Reflected, watercolor, 15"h x 22"w, $2500

WC-0291.81 Still Life w/Silver Chest, watercolor, 30"h x 22"w, $5000

WC-0300.78 Still Life w/Ceramic Plate, watercolor, 15"H X 22"W, $2500

WC-0301.78 Still Life w/Lamp, watercolor, 11"h x 15"w, $1200

WC-1645.06 Still Life w/Ram Skull, watercolor, 11"h x 15"w, $1200

Animals

Farm animals are memories of my early years in rural Nebraska, and the racing horses are studies when I was selected as the Official Churchill Downs Artist in 2017. Birds (mainly in my backyard) became my inspiration during Covid.