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James CrandallJames Crandall is an American impressionist painter who uses urban landscapes and daily life scenes as his themes to create works full of life and changes in light and shadow.

He studied at UCLA from 1975 to 1977. He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California from 1978 to 1981, and received a bachelor's degree with honors. He worked as a concept illustrator in the advertising and film industries for a long time, and then shifted his focus to traditional easel painting.

He seeks out subjects in everyday life, always on the lookout for fascinating effects of light or the casual gestures of people at work and play. He created a series of paintings that depict life in Lucca in northern Tuscany, his grandfather's hometown, which he visited frequently.

His work also includes scenes of rural California Gold Country, where he and his wife Nancy make their home. His style is characterized by blocky, geometric blocks of color that appear thinner than expected but give an overall painterly appearance.

He is a signed master member of the Oil Painters of America and a signed member of the American Impressionist Society. His artistic mission is to draw people's attention to the fleeting moments in life through his paintings, which are usually not easily perceived. Through his paintings, the audience can feel the daily life scenes happening around them, which are full of human touch and reality.

Recent exhibitions and awards:

2024 OPA National Master of Exhibitions Signature Division Members’ Choice Award

2023 Oil Painting Society of America National Exhibition Master Signature Member Award, Shirl Smithson Founder Award

First place in the 2022 October Brushstroke Competition (Judge: Calvin Liang)

2022 The 22nd National Exhibition of the American Impressionist Society

2020 ADI Top Five Award-Winning Artists Rating (4th Place)

2020 The 21st National Exhibition of the American Impressionist Society

First place in ArtMuse Masterclass in October 2018 (Judge: Carol Marine)

BoldBrush Art Competition Finalist Award, October 2018 (Judge: Robert Laemmle)

2018 2nd American Impressionist Society Small Works Exhibition, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018 40th Crocker Museum Art Auction, Sacramento, California

2017 OPA Eastern Region, Masters Excellence Award, St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

2017 American Impressionist Society National Exhibition, Chairman's Choice Award

2017 Awarded Signature Membership of the American Impressionist Society

June 2017, BoldBrush Art Competition Finalist Award (Judge: David Kassan)

May 2017, 2nd Prize in BoldBrush Art Competition

April 2017, first place in ArtMuse Masterclass

2017 California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Los Angeles

February 2017, ArtMuse Masterclass Finalist Award

October 2016, ArtMuse Competition, first place in the master class

2016 OPA Western Region, Masters Category, Excellence Award, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2016 Gold Medal, Masters Category, American Oil Painters Salon, Fort Wayne, Indiana

2016 Award of Excellence, American Impressionist Society National Competition, Kirkland, WA

Finalist of the Boldbrush Art Competition, January and December 2016

2015 Won the Master Signature Award from the Oil Painters of America Society, December 2015

2015 Second Prize, Signature Category, American Oil Painters Online Showcase, Fall 2015

2015 Judge, BoldBrush Art Competition, July 2015

2015 Finalist, RayMar Art Competition (January and February)

2014 Western Region Oil Painter Excellence Award

2014 Finalist, RayMar Art Competition (July and October)

2014 Award of Excellence, Paso Arts Festival, Paso Robles, CA (Judge: Quang Ho)

2014 Boldbrush Competition Finalist (April)

2013 American Oil Painters Autumn Online Exhibition Signature Group First Place

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