Paul James Artwork
@pauljamesartwork.bsky.social
Husband to a husband, father to a son, slave to a Whippet! Happy painter of animals in watercolour, and playing around with simple digital illustrations of anything that comes to mind. No NFTs or Commissions.
Often found gardening, baking or snoozing.
Often found gardening, baking or snoozing.
A little self-portrait. Probably my best attempt so far as far as likeness goes. Not unhappy with it. Want to get better at portraiture. Mixed Media on paper.
#art #selfportrait #painting
#art #selfportrait #painting
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A little self-portrait. Probably my best attempt so far as far as likeness goes. Not unhappy with it. Want to get better at portraiture. Mixed Media on paper.
#art #selfportrait #painting
#art #selfportrait #painting
Managed to get plenty of time on this one today to finish it.
Raven
30 x 30cm
Mixed Media on Canvas.
Raven
30 x 30cm
Mixed Media on Canvas.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Managed to get plenty of time on this one today to finish it.
Raven
30 x 30cm
Mixed Media on Canvas.
Raven
30 x 30cm
Mixed Media on Canvas.
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another one finished tonight. Loved doing this one. I love it when you get the real happiness when you’re painting and it just makes you smile throughout.
Whippet
Mixed Media on Paper
A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm
#art #artist #whippet #animalart
Whippet
Mixed Media on Paper
A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm
#art #artist #whippet #animalart
August 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Another one finished tonight. Loved doing this one. I love it when you get the real happiness when you’re painting and it just makes you smile throughout.
Whippet
Mixed Media on Paper
A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm
#art #artist #whippet #animalart
Whippet
Mixed Media on Paper
A4 Cold Pressed 300gsm
#art #artist #whippet #animalart
A little hummingbird finished tonight. Mixed Media on Plywood, 20 x 20cm
#art #artwork #animalart #painting
#art #artwork #animalart #painting
August 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A little hummingbird finished tonight. Mixed Media on Plywood, 20 x 20cm
#art #artwork #animalart #painting
#art #artwork #animalart #painting
Lompster
20 x 20cm
Mixed Media on Plywood
Its called Lompster because that's what my son called them when he was little. Its always stuck with me.
#art #artwork #mixedmedia #animalart
20 x 20cm
Mixed Media on Plywood
Its called Lompster because that's what my son called them when he was little. Its always stuck with me.
#art #artwork #mixedmedia #animalart
July 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Lompster
20 x 20cm
Mixed Media on Plywood
Its called Lompster because that's what my son called them when he was little. Its always stuck with me.
#art #artwork #mixedmedia #animalart
20 x 20cm
Mixed Media on Plywood
Its called Lompster because that's what my son called them when he was little. Its always stuck with me.
#art #artwork #mixedmedia #animalart
July 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Still playing with some mixed media on Plywood.
Finished off this one tonight.
BUMBLE
20X20cm, Mixed Media on plywood
#art #artist #bumblebee #animalart ##mixedmedia
Finished off this one tonight.
BUMBLE
20X20cm, Mixed Media on plywood
#art #artist #bumblebee #animalart ##mixedmedia
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Still playing with some mixed media on Plywood.
Finished off this one tonight.
BUMBLE
20X20cm, Mixed Media on plywood
#art #artist #bumblebee #animalart ##mixedmedia
Finished off this one tonight.
BUMBLE
20X20cm, Mixed Media on plywood
#art #artist #bumblebee #animalart ##mixedmedia
Finished this one today. Was too hot outside so came in to paint instead.
Elephant
Mixed Media on Plywood
#art #Elephant #originalart #painting ##acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart
Elephant
Mixed Media on Plywood
#art #Elephant #originalart #painting ##acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart
July 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Finished this one today. Was too hot outside so came in to paint instead.
Elephant
Mixed Media on Plywood
#art #Elephant #originalart #painting ##acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart
Elephant
Mixed Media on Plywood
#art #Elephant #originalart #painting ##acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart
Finished the fighting Hares yesterday, watercolour on paper, 15 x 22 inches (couldn’t fit it all on my A3 scanner so only partial shown), and today had a little play with watercolour inks.
#animalart #watercolourpainting #art #hares #elephants
#animalart #watercolourpainting #art #hares #elephants
July 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Finished the fighting Hares yesterday, watercolour on paper, 15 x 22 inches (couldn’t fit it all on my A3 scanner so only partial shown), and today had a little play with watercolour inks.
#animalart #watercolourpainting #art #hares #elephants
#animalart #watercolourpainting #art #hares #elephants
Making progress with the boxing Hares. A couple more goes on it to add some depth and a little detail. Think its heading in the right direction.
#Hares #Watercolour #animalart
#Hares #Watercolour #animalart
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Making progress with the boxing Hares. A couple more goes on it to add some depth and a little detail. Think its heading in the right direction.
#Hares #Watercolour #animalart
#Hares #Watercolour #animalart
New one started. Bigger than my usual pieces, 22 x 15"
Only had a couple of sessions to get background in and mark out the Hares
#Watercolour #art #animalart #hares
Only had a couple of sessions to get background in and mark out the Hares
#Watercolour #art #animalart #hares
June 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
New one started. Bigger than my usual pieces, 22 x 15"
Only had a couple of sessions to get background in and mark out the Hares
#Watercolour #art #animalart #hares
Only had a couple of sessions to get background in and mark out the Hares
#Watercolour #art #animalart #hares
This little man, Eddy, finished and will be off to share space with the real Eddy!
Eddy The Whippet
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 11
#art #animalart #whippet #watercolour
Eddy The Whippet
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 11
#art #animalart #whippet #watercolour
June 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This little man, Eddy, finished and will be off to share space with the real Eddy!
Eddy The Whippet
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 11
#art #animalart #whippet #watercolour
Eddy The Whippet
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 11
#art #animalart #whippet #watercolour
2nd layer of colour gone down kn this young man.
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#art #Watercolour #animalart #whippet
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#art #Watercolour #animalart #whippet
June 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
2nd layer of colour gone down kn this young man.
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#art #Watercolour #animalart #whippet
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#art #Watercolour #animalart #whippet
Couple of short sessions on this one. An artist friend kindly sent me a portrait of our whippet. She also has a Whippet and so we agreed I'd retun the favour.
There's a way to go but he's started
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#Whippet #animalart #art #watercolour
There's a way to go but he's started
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#Whippet #animalart #art #watercolour
June 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Couple of short sessions on this one. An artist friend kindly sent me a portrait of our whippet. She also has a Whippet and so we agreed I'd retun the favour.
There's a way to go but he's started
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#Whippet #animalart #art #watercolour
There's a way to go but he's started
Eddie The Whippet
WiP Watercolour on Paper
#Whippet #animalart #art #watercolour
Donkey
Watercolour & Ink on Paper
This one came in as a request, I can’t resist a challenge and request! First time I’ve painted a Donkey.
#animalart #donkey #watercolour #art
Watercolour & Ink on Paper
This one came in as a request, I can’t resist a challenge and request! First time I’ve painted a Donkey.
#animalart #donkey #watercolour #art
June 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Donkey
Watercolour & Ink on Paper
This one came in as a request, I can’t resist a challenge and request! First time I’ve painted a Donkey.
#animalart #donkey #watercolour #art
Watercolour & Ink on Paper
This one came in as a request, I can’t resist a challenge and request! First time I’ve painted a Donkey.
#animalart #donkey #watercolour #art
Bit by bit building up the donkey and adding time to his cheery blue background.
#animalart #art #artists #watercolour
#animalart #art #artists #watercolour
May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bit by bit building up the donkey and adding time to his cheery blue background.
#animalart #art #artists #watercolour
#animalart #art #artists #watercolour
Completely forgot to post this last week having finished it. It’s been a bit of a week!
Here’s the final version of the Bumblebee and Flower.
Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11.
#bumblebee #watercolour #animalart
Here’s the final version of the Bumblebee and Flower.
Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11.
#bumblebee #watercolour #animalart
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Completely forgot to post this last week having finished it. It’s been a bit of a week!
Here’s the final version of the Bumblebee and Flower.
Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11.
#bumblebee #watercolour #animalart
Here’s the final version of the Bumblebee and Flower.
Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11.
#bumblebee #watercolour #animalart
A little bit more on this one. D9nt want to do much more, just some very small highlights and a bit of a glaze.
#art #animalart #bee
#art #animalart #bee
April 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A little bit more on this one. D9nt want to do much more, just some very small highlights and a bit of a glaze.
#art #animalart #bee
#art #animalart #bee
Started a new piece last night, just the first couple of washes gone down to mark it out. Some work to do still, but trying to keep it very loose and uncomplicated. Will add a few little details but really not very much.
#art #animalart #watercolour #bee #sunflower
#art #animalart #watercolour #bee #sunflower
April 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Started a new piece last night, just the first couple of washes gone down to mark it out. Some work to do still, but trying to keep it very loose and uncomplicated. Will add a few little details but really not very much.
#art #animalart #watercolour #bee #sunflower
#art #animalart #watercolour #bee #sunflower
Finished this fella tonight. Haven’t decided what to do with it yet. It’ll sit in a room for a few days out of sight so I can look at it with fresh eyes and then see what I think.
Chimp, Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11”
#animalart #art #watercolour #chimp
Chimp, Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11”
#animalart #art #watercolour #chimp
April 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Finished this fella tonight. Haven’t decided what to do with it yet. It’ll sit in a room for a few days out of sight so I can look at it with fresh eyes and then see what I think.
Chimp, Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11”
#animalart #art #watercolour #chimp
Chimp, Watercolour on Paper, 15 x 11”
#animalart #art #watercolour #chimp
Been a few weeks, but after a holiday had a bitnof a mental health blip and anxiety was high so had to step back from everything. But back at it now and getting better. Background went down 5 weeks ago. Past few days have started adding to it.
#art #chimp #watercolour
#art #chimp #watercolour
April 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Been a few weeks, but after a holiday had a bitnof a mental health blip and anxiety was high so had to step back from everything. But back at it now and getting better. Background went down 5 weeks ago. Past few days have started adding to it.
#art #chimp #watercolour
#art #chimp #watercolour
Coming to the last couple of days holiday. Much needed break and time to recharge. Was already feeling burnt out after Christmas. Time to reflect and make some decisions on changes that need to be made.
#mentalhealth #wellbeing #mexico
#mentalhealth #wellbeing #mexico
March 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Coming to the last couple of days holiday. Much needed break and time to recharge. Was already feeling burnt out after Christmas. Time to reflect and make some decisions on changes that need to be made.
#mentalhealth #wellbeing #mexico
#mentalhealth #wellbeing #mexico
Started a new one tonight. Just marking it out.
Back on the Whippets!
#animalart #whippet #watercolour
Back on the Whippets!
#animalart #whippet #watercolour
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Started a new one tonight. Just marking it out.
Back on the Whippets!
#animalart #whippet #watercolour
Back on the Whippets!
#animalart #whippet #watercolour
Finally came back to this one and finished it off. Going to leave it for a few days and then come back with fresh eyes to decide.
Ended up wanting to bring in some texture to the image so used a couple of mediums to add that. Not unhappy with end result.
#animalart #watercolour #fish
Ended up wanting to bring in some texture to the image so used a couple of mediums to add that. Not unhappy with end result.
#animalart #watercolour #fish
February 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Finally came back to this one and finished it off. Going to leave it for a few days and then come back with fresh eyes to decide.
Ended up wanting to bring in some texture to the image so used a couple of mediums to add that. Not unhappy with end result.
#animalart #watercolour #fish
Ended up wanting to bring in some texture to the image so used a couple of mediums to add that. Not unhappy with end result.
#animalart #watercolour #fish