James Bland
'I paint from life and memory. Both approaches are full of mystery, which is the key thing. For me, a painting should work on several levels; as abstraction, as a means of connecting to life, and as an investigation into the mysteries of perception, emotion, and memory.’
Originally from Grimsby, James took degrees in Fine Art from Canterbury Christchurch University. He is a member of the New English Art Club and Contemporary British Portrait Painters. Between 2018 and 2019 he was one of the artists featured in Disrupted Realism, the exhibition and book series by US-based curator and writer John Seed. He is the author of Portrait Painting: Abstraction, Storytelling and Mood, which is published by The Crowood Press.
Membership of Societies:
New English Art Club (from 2014)
Contemporary British Portrait Painters (from 2019)
Awards:
2015 winner, Doreen McIntosh Prize
2014 runner-up, Visitor's Choice Award, Threadneedle Prize
2013 1st Prize winner, Winsor&Newton Oil Painters Award
2007 winner, Janet Konstam Travel Award
2007 winner, Artist Residency, Centro Verrocchio, Tuscany
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James BlandPascal, 2025oil on canvas40 x 30cm -
James BlandSelf Portrait, Summer, 2026Oil on canvas55 x 50cm£ 1,700.00
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James BlandThe Swing I, 2026oil on canvas60 x 40cm£ 1,200.00
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James BlandVictoria Mill, 2025Oil on canvas40 x 55cm£ 1,400.00
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James BlandCosalt, 2026oil on canvas laid on panel25 x 30cm£ 550.00
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James BlandYellow Roses, 2026Oil on canvas45 x 35cm£ 1,100.00
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James BlandPortrait of Abi, 2025oil on canvas60 x 50cmSold
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James BlandRichaoil on canvas50 x 30cmSold
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James BlandCrimson Roses, 2019Oil on canvas30 x 25cmSold
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James BlandLast Yellow Rose, 2019Oil on canvas30 x 25 cmSold
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James BlandNight Roses, 2019Oil on canvas30 x 25 cmSold
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James BlandRose Cluster 2, 2019Oil on canvas30 x 25 cmSold
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James BlandRoses on blue 1Oil on linen canvas30 x 40cmSold
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James BlandRoses, Two Kinds, 2019Oil on canvas laid on board28 x 36 cmSold
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James BlandTiny Crimson Roses, 2020Oil on canvas20 x 20 cmSold
