My old teacher used to tell me to be more ‘realistic’… but reality is so much better when you make it beautiful 💘

Share this with a friend who doesn’t agree and let’s try to persuade them ☺️🪄
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#romanticism #makelifebeautiful #effortlesselegance #timelessstyle #curatedliving

She stood there in a trance-like state, bathed in sunlight, her eyes half-closed as if caught between waking and dreaming. The warm sunlight embraced her, and everything else faded away. In stillness, she felt something deeper, something long forgotten 🌞

‘Reconnect’ (2023)

#Digital #painting

January is the longest month. 😴
I am personally very ready for February and the return of actual light. The weather here (in Finland) has been very English - endless grey skies, rain and fog. I much prefer the snow, but it is missing. Who stole our snow?! ⛄️🙏

#oilpainting #digitalpainting

‘I only closed my eyes for a second’

By James Tottman

Oil on canvas, 2024.

#oilpainting #dreamart #fleetingelegance

‘Keep your head up’ is a digital painting I created a few years ago, something to get you through the dark months of winter ☀️

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#sunpainting #naturelight #fleetingbeauty #oilpainting

‘Clear Blue Sky’ is an ode to the beautiful winter skies in Finland over the winter months ☀️

Oil painting - 80x100cm

Me, in the final moments of painting this one ✨

‘When the Light Breaks’

Oil paint on canvas
80x100cm

Just a quick color study - trying out some bright colors and simple strokes to loosen up and get inspired for the next painting 🎨
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#digitalpainting #elegantstyle #surrealistmovement #fleetingmoments

She sat by the window, a vision of passion wrapped in shadow, her presence as sultry as the dry summer heat. The world seemed to orbit her, drawn by the sheer force of her intensity. ♨️

#painting #expressionism #passion

'All Choked Up'
(2021) - digital painting by me, James Tottman.
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#allchokedup #surrealart #britishartist #surrealism #expressiveart

‘Drifting Away’ by @jamestottman.art

A digital painting I made in procreate, 2022.

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#jamestottmanart #contemporaryfigurativeart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist
#surrealistartist

I created this piece a little over 3 years ago, and although it isn’t representative of my current style it still stands as one of my favourite art works.

‘In Bloom’ by James Totttman, digital painting, 2021.

#digitalpainting #surrealism #fleetingelegance #britishartist