About James Norman Paukert

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For the first half of 2025 James was (Artist in residence) in Key West Florida on Duval Street live painting most days. He loved the public interaction as they watched him create. The gallery has closed and relocating due to large construction adding condos by building owner. He would like to give his warmest thank you to Key West. He will have a presence in KeyWest for the upcoming season. Watch for upcoming news on his website linked in his profile.

James Norman Paukert is a award winning traditionally trained canvas painter with 30 years experience as a freelance commission artist . Having painted many 1st place show vehicles, dragsters and tricked out motorcycles along with his traditional canvas and mural work . James has perfected his knowledge and techniques with canvas painting and exotic archival paints on metal .

His most recent work is :The Reflective Metal Paintings Series [Exploring Beyond the Canvas]Now combining his traditional canvas training with modern archival mediums on metal . Not just paint on metal , James works the image in relief onto the surface then builds transparent layers to create great depth & energetic movement. This also gives his paintings a duality. In room light they look like a beautiful painting but when in direct light, such as sunlight or spot light the image worked onto the surface appears . The depth increases with shifting and movement . It’s like two amazing paintings in one.

With his Brushed Metal Painting series: The brushed metal base adds a lustrous uniform, more subtler shifting glow to the scenery. Capturing the energetic nature of sunsets and water

Observing , learning and study of all aspects of a subject is essential to creating my art , as is the interaction with the chosen media . I enjoy working in modern and traditional mediums and materials . It is a honor to share what is discovered .

Metal has been used since the Renaissance as a substrate for painting and gilding . I am excited to bring its luster and shifting nature into my new work the Brushed Metal and Reflective Metal paintings . It adds qualities that are unattainable on canvas. It works exceptionally well for capturing the living energetic nature of seascapes/sunsets, water and fire elements. When added to abstracts the dimension of depth can be striking.

For the Reflective Metal Paintings I love the physicality of working relief onto the metals surface . Carving my vision into it's surface , All that shifting light and form ! Next translucent colors enhancing the depth . Finally I get to brush in the fine details . It's a wonderful combination of sculpting and painting on the finished piece .

The Brushed Metal Paintings are not as intensely reflective as the Reflective Metal Paintings. Straight line brush finishing the metal adds a continuous lustrous glow to land and seascapes series. Transparent paint then opaque detail letting that base metal show through.

I have traveled an observe stunning locals near and far taking it all in . I love noting the subtle nuances and energies , there is so much in nature and people that our existence offers. At the studio I remember these experiences and paint! Some are painted with realism , some with impressionism or a blend of both. All with love.

I love representing in paint all those wondrous things my photography can not convey .

James Norman Paukert

Painesville, Ohio

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