Art biography
I am a self taught Oxfordshire artist who has been painting and drawing from an early age. I work in a studio at home in a village just outside Oxford and work to commission in mixed media, acrylic and oils. I exhibit locally during Artweeks and have been part of group exhibitions locally as well as further afield such as Broadway Arts Festival in Gloucestershire, the Strand Gallery in London and the Royal West Academy (RWA) in Bristol. I am a member of Oxfordshire Artweeks, West Ox Arts and the UK Coloured Pencil Society. Most recently I have been involved with community arts projects and workshops with South Oxford Community Arts (SOCA).
Ray coloured pencil and graphite on paper SOLD
Drawing forms that basis of my work. Life drawing and sketching outdoors often in my local village allotments is the best way of developing my practice in terms of composition and style. My inspiration comes from a diverse range of artists such as Kurt Jackson, David Hockney, Stanley Spencer, Ivon Hitchens and Howard Hodgkin. Increasingly I am drawn to figures in a setting whether urban or in the landscape. I believe art should be functional and exist in a lived environment so that it brings something special to daily life on a regular basis and is even passed on down the generations.
I will be at the Artists Book Fair in Kings Cross on 9th July 12-6. See: http://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/whats-on/current-future-events/illustrators-summer-fair
My photographs of Cowley Road Carnival 2016 are currently on show at Oxford Town Hall until August. See: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/events/event/350/exhibition_-_journeys_to_oxford
Commissions:
My work is in private collections worldwide. I use two well established framers and a packaging service that is used by professional artists delivering work safely door to door.
To commission a piece of artwork see the A Commission page for further details and get in touch at: robinson.916@btinternet.com
Web pages:
https://www.artweeks.org/galleries/2017/jim-robinson
http://www.oxonarts.info/directory/jim-robinson
https://www.facebook.com/jimdanterart
https://cp-society.uk/gallery/robinson/
https://www.instagram.com/jimdanter/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144342254@N06/albums
https://www.photocrowd.com/jimrobinson/