American romantic impressionist painter James Nelson Lewis
author:Painting Hall
James Nelson-Lewis is an American Impressionist Romantic painter. Born in Pennsylvania, USA, he realized his talent for drawing from an early age.
His artistic style has been influenced by many contemporary American artists such as Whistler and Wolf Kahn.
Lewis spent his early years as an illustrator, art director, designer, and university art teacher. These works had a great influence on his later paintings.
Lewis's work emphasizes a sense of order, balancing the colors of the picture through spontaneity and vibrant brushes that are direct and intuitive.
His brushwork is sophisticated and mature, the process is dynamic and fresh, the picture is concise and general, and there are abstract elements in the subjectivity of the composition.
Lewis created many romantic and seaside works, painted during his long travels and stays in Southwest Florida, modeled on his wife, Sherry, whom he liked to model.