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Born 1951 San Francisco, California. Known for: Super real images of buildings, genre, urban scapes, graphics, watercolor specialty.
James "Jim" Daniel Torlakson (born February 19, 1951), is an American artist known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. He is based in the San Francisco Bay... Read full biography
James "Jim" Daniel Torlakson (born February 19, 1951), is an American artist known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in San Francisco, California on February 19, 1951, he grew up in the Westlake... Read full biography
James "Jim" Daniel Torlakson (born February 19, 1951), is an American artist known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in San Francisco, California on February 19, 1951, he grew up in the Westlake neighborhood of Daly City. Torlakson moved to Pacifica by the sea in 1971 where he has lived since becoming a professional artist. He started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents, who entered a... Read full biography
James "Jim" Daniel Torlakson (born February 19, 1951), is an American artist known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in San Francisco, California on February 19, 1951, he grew up in the Westlake neighborhood of Daly City. Torlakson moved to Pacifica by the sea in 1971 where he has lived since becoming a professional artist. He started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents, who entered a drawing of his in the San Francisco Chronicle "Daily Junior Art Champion" when he was six years old; he was awarded first prize. He was also inspired by artist George Post, a Californian watercolor painter, who was his grandparents' neighbor in... Read full biography
James "Jim" Daniel Torlakson (born February 19, 1951), is an American artist known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in San Francisco, California on February 19, 1951, he grew up in the Westlake neighborhood of Daly City. Torlakson moved to Pacifica by the sea in 1971 where he has lived since becoming a professional artist. He started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents, who entered a drawing of his in the San Francisco Chronicle "Daily Junior Art Champion" when he was six years old; he was awarded first prize. He was also inspired by artist George Post, a Californian watercolor painter, who was his grandparents' neighbor in Oakland, California. His brother is American politician Tom Torlakson. He studied general fine arts and received a B.F.A. in 1971... Read full biography
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Intaglio, Collographic Printmaking
Art Media
- •Aquatint
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •Vehicles: Automobiles/Trucks and/or Motorcycles
Art School
- •California College of Arts and Crafts, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •Watercolor Specialty