James Kramer was both an artist and architect until 1970 when he retired from being an architect to devote full time to his painting. Early in his career, Kramer was attracted to watercolor because... Read full biography
James Kramer was both an artist and architect until 1970 when he retired from being an architect to devote full time to his painting. Early in his career, Kramer was attracted to watercolor because he found an inner light there that could not be achieved with opaque media. He often carries one of... Read full biography
James Kramer was both an artist and architect until 1970 when he retired from being an architect to devote full time to his painting. Early in his career, Kramer was attracted to watercolor because he found an inner light there that could not be achieved with opaque media. He often carries one of his many watercolor boxes to record landscapes and street scenes, atmosphere and prevailing color. The sketches are references that recall the feeling of place when he works in larger format in his... Read full biography
James Kramer was both an artist and architect until 1970 when he retired from being an architect to devote full time to his painting. Early in his career, Kramer was attracted to watercolor because he found an inner light there that could not be achieved with opaque media. He often carries one of his many watercolor boxes to record landscapes and street scenes, atmosphere and prevailing color. The sketches are references that recall the feeling of place when he works in larger format in his studio. Kramer finds a celebration of life in France that fills his sketchbooks: outdoor markets with vegetables and flowers, hillsides with vineyards and small farms, moss-covered fountains and sidewalk cafes. Rural France has not changed much in the... Read full biography
James Kramer was both an artist and architect until 1970 when he retired from being an architect to devote full time to his painting. Early in his career, Kramer was attracted to watercolor because he found an inner light there that could not be achieved with opaque media. He often carries one of his many watercolor boxes to record landscapes and street scenes, atmosphere and prevailing color. The sketches are references that recall the feeling of place when he works in larger format in his studio. Kramer finds a celebration of life in France that fills his sketchbooks: outdoor markets with vegetables and flowers, hillsides with vineyards and small farms, moss-covered fountains and sidewalk cafes. Rural France has not changed much in the hundred years since the Impressionists painted the landscapes and vignettes of ordinary life. He delights in the same visual surroundings and th... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (28)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Prix de West 30th Anniversary 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Schroeder, Charles (Intro)
204 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
Artists of America (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Bacon, Todd, Message for Denver Rotary Club
108 pages (color)
Artists of America Seventeenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Denver Rotary Club
92 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Prix de West Invitational 1997 (Exhibition catalog)
1997
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
194 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Prix de West Invitational 1996 (Exhibition catalog)
1996
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
192 pages (color)
Denver Rotary Club's Artists of America: Fourteenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Denver Rotary Club
88 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Artists of America Thirteenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Denver Rotary Club
96 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Artists of America Tenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Denver Rotary Club
160 pages (color)
Artists of America Eighth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Denver Rotary Club
143 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
National Academy of Western Art Twelfth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1984
National Academy Western Art
98 pages (color)
Artists of America Second Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Denver Rotary Club
143 pages (color)
Contemporary Western Artists
1982
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
608 pages (color)
Artists of America First Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Denver Rotary Club
141 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Ninth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Krakel, Dean (Intro)
0 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Eighth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1980
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
96 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Sixth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)