James Christensen paintings are inspired by the world's myths, fables and tales of imagination. They add up to more than beautiful, sometimes curious looking, works of art. They look at the world as a classroom. This stems from the fact that James taught art professionally for over 20 years.
The early James Christensen paintings were creations of fantasy images meant for the private amusement of James. As a child, James loved to tell stories and uses his imagination in both his playing and drawing activities. James attended Santa Monica City College, UCLA and Brigham Young University, where he earned a Masters degree.
James Christensen paintings were reflections of James' travels. He was a faculty member of Brigham Young University's art department in Provo, Utah, from 1976 and 1997. As a faculty member, he had the opportunity of travelling with his students to Mexico, Europe and Madrid, Spain.
James Christensen paintings convey either a message, an inspiration or a simple laugh. James has always believed that teaching people to use their imagination helps in finding solutions to soothe the myriad stresses of everyday life.
James Christensen paintings can be about mythical adventures. One such painting, St. Brendian Naviga describes a 10th century romance about Brendan and a company of monks sailing the Atlantic Ocean towards the Promised Land. St. Brendan has been associated with whales and large fishes. His fame rests in his adventurous stories as described in Brendan's Voyage.
There are James Christensen paintings that are love stories. A prime example of this is Twilight. It is rich in symbols representative of the close of a chapter, the twilight hour of the day, the final phase of the moon, the turning leaves on an autumn tree and the checkerboard road coming to an end. One symbolism from the painting could be interpreted as love coming in many different levels but one that is everlasting has the most important power of all.
The early James Christensen paintings were creations of fantasy images meant for the private amusement of James. As a child, James loved to tell stories and uses his imagination in both his playing and drawing activities. James attended Santa Monica City College, UCLA and Brigham Young University, where he earned a Masters degree.
James Christensen paintings were reflections of James' travels. He was a faculty member of Brigham Young University's art department in Provo, Utah, from 1976 and 1997. As a faculty member, he had the opportunity of travelling with his students to Mexico, Europe and Madrid, Spain.
James Christensen paintings convey either a message, an inspiration or a simple laugh. James has always believed that teaching people to use their imagination helps in finding solutions to soothe the myriad stresses of everyday life.
James Christensen paintings can be about mythical adventures. One such painting, St. Brendian Naviga describes a 10th century romance about Brendan and a company of monks sailing the Atlantic Ocean towards the Promised Land. St. Brendan has been associated with whales and large fishes. His fame rests in his adventurous stories as described in Brendan's Voyage.
There are James Christensen paintings that are love stories. A prime example of this is Twilight. It is rich in symbols representative of the close of a chapter, the twilight hour of the day, the final phase of the moon, the turning leaves on an autumn tree and the checkerboard road coming to an end. One symbolism from the painting could be interpreted as love coming in many different levels but one that is everlasting has the most important power of all.
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