James Fearnley
Painting - Watercolours
Born: England, 1933
Resides: Sunshine Coast
Artist Information
"I love to paint, to express the peace, space and distance of a remote beach or a scene in the outback. I want viewers to feel the wet sand between their toes and the wind in their hair, to smell the sea when they look at my seascapes".
James Fearnley studied a variety of art related subjects at Leigh Technical College in England before coming to Australia in 1952. He continued his studies in commercial art, interior design and oil painting at East Sydney Technical College.
Self-employed since the age of twenty, colour and design have always fascinated James. Interior design and decorating were his principal sources of income until 1977 when he began painting in watercolours.
Because they are composed in a series of layered washes, as many as fifteen, his seascapes are noted for their brilliant luminosity. They glow from within. Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast and Fraser Island often feature in his paintings and his studio overlooks Nambour and coastal areas from Noosa to Caloundra.
In 1989 James Fearnley was invited to exhibit with the British Watercolour Society and was the honoured with being the first international artist to be granted an associate membership.
During a visit to the Cotswolds that year he saw a field of red poppies. The waving sea of red blooms beckoned. “I sat down in the middle of them and my poppy series was born.”
James Fearnley’s paintings have received many awards and he has featured in numerous exhibitions throughout Australia. His paintings are in private collections in Japan, U.K., U.S.A. and in all Australian States.
Feature artist March 2010
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James Fearnley is the "feature" artist at Art on Cairncross during March 2010.
Below are a selection of the artists work:
Please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to contact the gallery for prices of James' work.
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“Promise of a New Day”
Watercolour
31 x 31cm
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“Binalong Bay, Tasmania”
Watercolour
22 x 28cm
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“Upper Gordon River, Tasmania”
Watercolour
26 x 23cm
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“Sunset, Moreton Island”
Watercolour
50 x 60cm
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“Afternoon Light, Caloundra”
Watercolour
48 x 29cm
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“Coolum Beach”
Watercolour
41 x 73cm
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“A Family Day”
Watercolour
54 x 74cm
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“Mudjimba Island”
Watercolour
51 x 72cm
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“Sundown, Lake Mungo National Park”
Watercolour
3 x 48cm
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“The Outback, near Winton”
Watercolour
38 x 72cm
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“Moonrise, Paroo River, Currawinya National Park”
Watercolour
31 x 35cm
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“The Diamantina River”
Watercolour
46 x 84cm
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“Low Tide, Bruny Island, Tasmania”
Watercolour
39 x 72cm
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“Captain Cook Creek, Bruny Island”
Watercolour
29 x 54cm
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“Sand Dunes near Strachan, Tasmania”
Watercolour
29 x 54cm
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“Frenchmans Beach, Nth. Stradbroke Island”
Watercolour
77 x 40cm
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“Noosa Beach”
Watercolour
31 x 31cm
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“Pink Time, Fraser Island”
Watercolour
39 x 41cm
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“Two Boys Fishing”
Watercolour
31 x 31cm
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“Currumbin Rock, Gold Coast”
Watercolour
22 x 28cm
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“Moonlight Fishing, Fraser Island”
Watercolour
29 x 54cm
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“Purple Irises”
Watercolour, Dutch Gold Leaf and Ink
80 x 60cm
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“Calla Lilies”
Watercolour, Dutch Gold Leaf and Ink
80 x 60cm
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“Birds of Paradise”
Watercolour, Dutch Gold Leaf and Ink
80 x 60cm
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“Kings Canyon”
Watercolour
61 x 52cm
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“Waddy Point, Fraser Island”
Watercolour
51 x 62cm
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“Mudjimba Island and Fishermen”
Watercolour
52 x 72cm |
"The Weir, Mary River"
Watercolour
40 x 40cm |
"Eli Creek, Fraser Island"
Watercolour
24 x 31cm |
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