Apart from Dinosaurs and Aviation, James has painted a variety of subjects that he has a special interest in or has been commissioned to paint. James also carries out commissions including portraits; the two shown below are in private ownership. If you would like to commission James please contact him for a quote. Prices start from just a couple of hundred pounds.
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Cortes takes Tenochtitlan 1520
A scene from the final assault into the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan by the Conquistadors under Hernan Cortes. Having suffered previously by Aztec troops in canoes while traversing the causeways that crossed the lake to the city, Cortes had built several 'brigantines' armed with canon. They proved to be very worthwhile as they could support the main army on the causeway whenever it was needed. Cortes is seen leading his soldiers and Tlaxcalan allies towards the island capital in the final battle for the capital. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:760 x 510mm (30 x 20 inch) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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Battle of Kadesh 1274BC
The initial assault by the heavy chariots of the Hittite army had broken the Amun division of the Egyptian army but they lost focus and began to look at plundering the Pharaohs private encampment. At this point, as seen in the painting, Ramses II led his lighter and more agile chariots troops in a wide arc from behind his Sherden bodyguards and plunged into the side of the disorganised Hittites. Killing men and horses without discrimination, by using their powerful bows, they turned the tide of the battle. It was now the Hittites who were in disarray and needed assistance from their King, Muwatalli, to extricate themslves. In the end both sides claimed victory but Kadesh remained under Hittite control. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:610 x 510mm (24 x 20 inch) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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Burning of the Egyptian Fleet in Alexandria Harbour 47AD
Part of the Siege of Alexandria was the burning of the Egyptian fleet of war galleys by Caesar and Cleopatra's troops. In this scene we are looking down onto the Eastern end of the port with the Royal Quarter of the city directly in front of the viewer. Caesar and Cleopatra held the Royal Quarter and had erected barricades in the streets to keep out the Egyptian forces firstly led by Arsinoe IV and later Ptolemy XIII. The siege was finally lifted and Ptolemy's army defeated in a pitch battle on the west side of the river Nile. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:TBA GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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ISHTAR GATE
The fabulous Ishtar Gate in Babylon around the time of Nebuchadnezzar II in the early part of the sixth century BC. The king in his war chariot heads out of the city down the Processional Way. The blue, lapis-lazuli glazed bricks would have shone out from the mundane mud bricks that most of the city would have been made from. The Gate was further decorated with alternating rows of dragons and aurochs while the Processional way was lined with lions. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:610 x 510mm (24 x 20 inch) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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MELANIE'S WALES
Commissioned as a reminder for an Irish vet who worked in Carmarthenshire for a while, this painting is an amalgamation of real places such as Carreg Cennan Castle and a more general landscape of wooded hills and farmed valleys. The two characters are friends of the client and the Ford escort crossing the ford was based on her actual car. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:760 x 510mm (30 x 20 inch) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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BLOODY MORNING SCOUT 1755
This action was just one of a series of encounters on the 8th September 1755 collectively known as the Battle of Lake George during the French Indian Wars. At the close of the day the French had been defeated and the French General Dieskau wounded and captured. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: Private commission SOLD Size:1050 x 760mm (42 x 30ins) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details. |
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'Bill' Budd
Painted for Bill's widow and a very personal portrait to James. Bill and his wife were neighbours to James and his wife when Bill tragically died in a car crash just a month after leaving the Royal Navy. MEDIUM: Oil on canvas Giclee prints not available |
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Mr Lloyd
This portrait was commissioned by Mr Lloyd's son to commemorate his late father, a well-known breeder of Welsh cobs, shown here with one of his prize-winning horses. MEDIUM: Oil on canvas Giclee prints not available |
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APPROACHING MUSCAT circa 1840
A Leda class frigate approaches the entrance to Muscat harbour in the early 1840s on a diplomatic mission to the Sultan. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas board ORIGINAL PAINTING: £550.00 SOLD Size: TBA GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the Order/Contact link above for contact details.
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J. G. PARRY-THOMAS & BABS AT PENDINE 1926
These two paintings show John Godfrey Parry-Thomas breaking the Land Speed Record over two days in April 1926. On the first day Tuesday 27th he raised the record to 168.074 mph for the mile (169.238 for the kilometre) but went out again on the Wednesday to raise the speeds to 170.624 mph for the mile (171.09 for the kilometre). Believing ‘Babs’ could achieve more, Parry-Thomas returned the next year having made several improvements, most notably to the bodywork. With rumours of Segrave's 1000hp Sunbeam about to break the 200mph record, Parry-Thomas made a hurried attempt to improve his own record in March 1927. It was to be a fatal decision; still suffering the effects of 'flu and travelling at full speed the car crashed and Parry-Thomas was killed instantly. This is all people tend to know about Parry-Thomas; what is generally forgotten is that he was an outstanding engineer, successful racing driver, and broke many driving records. As an engineer he designed aero engines in the First World War, a transmission gear years ahead of its time, and as Chief Engineer for Leyland was responsible for the Leyland Eight. He not only successfully designed, built and raced his own cars but drove equally well with those owned by others. As well as winning many races he broke numerous records including well over thirty World records. MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas board ORIGINAL PAINTINGS: (to be sold as a pair) £500.00 SOLD GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details.
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SMALLS LIGHTHOUSE
circa 1800 (A) Stormy Night Henry Whiteside’s design was chosen by John Phillips to fulfill his idea of having a lighthouse on the Smalls (one of two groups of low lying rocks 21 miles off St David’s Head) Erected in 1776 the original wooden structure survived for more than 80 years, although major repairs and additional supports were needed over the years. The wooden structure was finally replaced in 1861. MEDIUM: Oil on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: SOLD 590X490mm (23x19ins) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details.
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SMALLS LIGHTHOUSE
circa 1800 (B) Calm Sunrise Henry Whiteside’s design was chosen by John Phillips to fulfill his idea of having a lighthouse on the Smalls (one of two groups of low lying rocks 21 miles off St David’s Head). Erected in 1776 the original wooden structure survived for more than 80 years, although major repairs and additional supports were needed over the years. The wooden structure was finally replaced in 1861. After a rough night what relief must the keepers have felt to see a fine calm sunrise? MEDIUM: Oil on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: SOLD 590X490mm (23x19ins) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details.
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THE TAKING OF THE LOIRE BY HMS ANSON & HMS KANGAROO
18th October 1798 The surrender of the French frigate Loire, to the British HMS Anson, aided by the 28 gun Brig-sloop HMS Kangaroo was part of a series of running actions as a French fleet tried to return to port. Loire, sailing on her own, hoped to regain the port of Brest. Having lost main and fore topmasts in bad weather Capitaine Segond in the Loire had the misfortune to run into the Anson also damaged in the bad weather, the two ships fought to a standstill. Kangaroo arrived and raked Loire several times from astern until Segond had no choice but to surrender. MEDIUM: Oil on canvas ORIGINAL PAINTING: SOLD 920x610mm (36x24ins) GICLEE PRINTS are available in various sizes. Please contact James to discuss options and payment methods. Click on the CONTACT JAMES link above for contact details.
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