Some people were born to work with numbers, with computers. I was born to work within the visual realm and to bring my emotion into that work. I feel the world around me. I feel places, nature, events, beautiful homes. Sometimes I get so excited upon meeting an artist or seeing a work of art or seeing a magnificent vista in the natural world, that another personality takes over and I am outgoing, excited, jumping up and down within my own skin. All of this is what I put into my painting. The emotion comes across to the viewer and a connection is made. For more information about Hart’s work, visit www.hartjames.com 

In these stitched panoramas of the Northwest and Southwest, I use multiple images to frame a 180-degree view, much like the eye can see. I am passionate about exploring the natural world, and I pay particular attention to scale, capturing the shared connection between people and the breadth and depth of our landscapes. I also strive to capture the powerful, expansive, and multi-layered beauty of landscapes and to juxtapose these images with the awe-inspiring—often solo—experience of being alone in the midst of something much larger. I hope these ultra-wide photographs inspire the viewer to embrace and explore an extended pictorial representation of the landscapes we inhabit. For more information about Paul’s work, visit shapiropaul.wixsite.com/photography