Ever want to learn how to draw? I teach drawing at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, The Forum Art Centre and at Bronx Park, all in Winnipeg. There are a lot of techniques in drawing, whether that’s drawing from life, or from … Continued
I’ve been loving Rick Rubin’s podcast Tetragrammaton . I’m also a big fan of his book called The Creative Act: A Way of Being. Clearly, I had to do a portrait of him. Seen here in his Tetragrammaton colours, he … Continued
What is a Crankie? A crankie is a form of visual storytelling that uses a long, illustrated scroll of paper or fabric wound onto two spools, housed in a box with a viewing window. The scroll is advanced by hand-cranking the spools, … Continued
We did some wandering around in Victoria Beach and I did some watercolours of our findings. We ended up bringing the lobster mushroom home and eating it. It seems like every year a bunch of us artists and musicians head … Continued
Article in the Winnipeg Free Press on my courtroom sketches
Canadian Folk & Roots Artist James Culleton Totally Rocks at Child’s Play with “Superfun” New Single — Available Now Dedicated to the Creativity & Fun of Being a Kid, Children’s Music Innovator Releases High Energy Anthem Ahead of Album … Continued
I’m super excited to have launched my kickstarter event for the launch of my next album SUPERFUN! Click on the link below to support my latest musical endeavour and get some SUPERFUN goodies in return. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/culleton/james-culletons-superfun-album-kickoff-extravaganza
The Zoo was able to open up with some restrictions and the Zoo Lights Festival is on until March 28th! We made some great stuff this year, here are just a few pics of the new pieces I created for … Continued
In 2018, five of my designs were chosen for a project in the town of Russell, Manitoba. The town partnered with State Industries to fabricate giant metal arches to replace the wood arches of that were once there. They commissioned … Continued
Order my new CD Unusual Friendships here Or get the digital downland at Bandcamp here
Some new paintings….for pricing click here
I’ve set up a new shop for my drawings. There’s a handful below. Click here to take a look.
I was asked by the DSFM to create a trophy for La Liste, a long running francophone improv competition in St.Boniface. Here’s what I came up with! Big thanks to Chris Pancoe who fabricated the wood base for me, to … Continued
My exhibition Vanished Days takes a look at farming at the turn of the last century. I partnered with the Fort La Reine Museum and included my art with some antiques from their collection. Chaz, created by Curtis Wiebe, sits … Continued
HeHo! Super excited to be part of Festival du Voyageur with a couple exciting events! In the Snow Tent I’ve placed 50 of my drawings of festival shows and francophone performers on the tables near the stage. With an added … Continued
We recently teamed up with Lights Unlimited, Fete Jockey and the Assiniboine Park Zoo to put on an amazing light festival at Assiniboine Park called the Zoo Lights Fest! The whole process started two years ago when Mike Friesen, Michael … Continued
Get it here from cdbaby Or email me and I’ll mail you one! info@jamesculleton.com Hot on the heels of my last record “At Christmas Time” I decided to continue my pursuit of novelty music and put together a Halloween record … Continued
We had a great time out in Transcona this month, thanks to the Transcona Biz! We painted three sidewalk Welcome Mats. We made these to connect the Pandora Bike Path and Regent avenue. Murals can be used to activate spaces! … Continued
I had a great time creating personalized Bike Portraits for Bike Week this year at the Forks. Take a look! Some real characters here. Who knew Bikes could have so much personality.
If you’re in the Transcona this week-end and checking out the parade on Saturday come see the collection of art I have at the Transcona Funeral Chapel. Free snacks and refreshments. I’ll be there! 549 Regent avenue west #3, 11am-1pm. … Continued
The City of Brandon is on a mural mission! My mural is 2 of 9 murals going up there this summer. Located at 921 Rosser avenue, I created a bright, colourful design to brighten up a really dark, uninviting alley. … Continued
I was invited down to Smithville, Texas to complete part 2 of the Smithville Legacy Portraits. This round we focused on three important people from Smithville… Gene Sampson (1939-2013). An educator, coach, and administrator at SISD for over 30 … Continued
Marcine Bordeleau m’a interviewé à propos de projets récents sur CBC. Vérifiez-le!
Chris Pancoe, Jakobi Heinrichs and I had the opportunity to do some snow carving out in Riding Mountain National Park last weekend as part of their big event this weekend called “There’s Snowplace like Home”. It’s a collection of larger-than-life … Continued
It was a long journey but we finally installed conFluENCE at 33 Hargrave for TimberCreek Communities. We assembled such a great team… Michael Koch-Schulte and I came up with the design…Wallin Industries and Groundhog Anchors helped us fabricate, assemble and install. … Continued
Here’s my original Christmas song about skating on the Forks River Trail!. Shot and edited by Leif Norman. James Culleton – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Don Zueff – Fiddle Neal Pinto – Bass Steve Gregg – Drums Rafael Reyes – Steel … Continued
My 20 days in North Carolina and Texas this October proved to be a fully inspired drawing experience! Check these out:
In October I won a commission from the National Endowment for the Arts for a mural I designed called “The Smithville Legacy Portraits”. The mural features portraits of some of Smithville’s most notable citizens. I led a group of volunteers … Continued
It was another fun filled, family-lov’in, dog friendly, action packed, music festival at the 13th annual Harvest Sun Music Festival out in Kelwood, Manitoba. The family and I stayed in the Tiny House on the Prairie for another week long, … Continued
The Winnipeg Folk Festival this year did not disappoint! Completely inspiring and great weather! Check out some of the fun drawings, paintings, and photographs.
It was an incredibly productive June! I put the final touches on my mural at Club Regent and wow oh wow, what a project it was. Check out the photos and videos below. 60′ x 500′ in size, this is … Continued
It’s official! I’ll be starting on a new mural project at Club Regent Casino at the end of May. I entered a competition, was short-listed and won the commission. The painting is approximately 70′ x 500′, making it one of … Continued
Official video for the title track to Don Zueff’s new album Widgetville. Animations created by yours truly with drawing help from Irene Gartner, Antonine Dreidger, Kathryn Drummond, Kathleen Licoppe, and Gwen Reimer. Thanks to Leif Norman for putting it all … Continued
My painting of the Forks River Trail won the W.Cliff Packer Memorial Award from the Manitoba Society of Artists! The painting is part of their annual juried group show and the opening is this Sunday, March 4th from 2pm – 5pm … Continued
Had some fun here creating a map of my art projects over the last month. Click on one of the logos to find out what I did where! [devvn_ihotspot id=”873″]
I had the chance to be part of the Winter Adventure Weekend in Riding Mountain National Park this year. I was asked to design something around the idea of ‘home’ and I decided to create ‘Snowplaces’ or winter living rooms … Continued
Our public art piece Aviary, created by Michael Koch-Schulte and myself with the help of Lights Unlimited took on yet another form at the North Dakota Museum of Art. As part of their bi-annual auction, the installation took the form … Continued
I was invited to participate in Creation Lab, a workshop combining creative people from multiple disciplines to create ideas around an upcoming installation at the CMHR. Super fun, I met some interesting people. Here’s a shot of us in the … Continued
I installed Aviary 3.0 out in Brandon, Manitoba recently at the YMCA as part of their Winter Gardens celebration, in partnership with Storefront, MB. Thanks to Chris Cooper from the AGSM for the opportunity! Aviary is an installation of wooden birds … Continued
People have been loving these custom contour drawings I’ve been doing. Portraits, people, places. Message me if you need something drawn. info@jamesculleton.com
I just received some amazing drone footage of my labyrinth from this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival. Special thanks to Jf Desjardins for this! Amazing fly by! #winnipegfolkfestival #prairieoutdoorart
The October 2017 High Point Furniture Market turned out to be my most successful show to date. I had ten new designs displayed at a handful of showrooms. One of the more dramatic displays of my furniture by was done … Continued
I teamed up with Lights Unlimited, an awesome up and coming light company and Michael Koch-Schulte for a new installment of our bird installation called Aviary. This time we animated some EL wire and equipped it with a motion sensor … Continued
I had a great time designing and painting this 200′ long rainbow of blocks at The Forks this summer. It started as a set of railway tracks, but also makes me think of a kid’s xylophone or a piano. I … Continued
This Canada Day, which happened to be Canada’s 150th birthday, was pretty incredible for me. I had the chance to build what was easily the most epic piece of public art I’ve been involved with yet. With support from … Continued
Lots going on for summer, wow! Here’s a quick rundown, sort of an artistic tour if you will. Canada Day will see me out in Gimli,MB where I will be creating a 24′ tall viking ship to float in Lake … Continued
I recently paid a visit to my good friend and collaborator John Parsons aka Lew Dite. While I was there we made a bunch of music and he also introduced me to a new technique where he coined the term … Continued
Chris Pancoe and I were at it again at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, designing and carving our latest series of Snowfas for the Snow Lounge. Thanks for the help from Leif Norman and U of M student Heather Lepp! … Continued
I just put the finishing touches on my latest mural. This one is at North American Lumber in Transcona. It’s been at least a decade since I did a mural and it was great to get back into it. Thanks … Continued
With the holidays right around the corner I thought I’d better give you a quick update as to what’s been happening in my world in terms of art and design. As you can tell by the photo I’ve been busy … Continued
Nuit Blanche 2016 was truly exciting. Easily Winnipeg’s most important collective art festival, Nuit Blanche is an all night art party that features light inspired artists from across the country. I’ve been participating in this for several years now and … Continued
We have a wide selection of steel sculptures for indoor and outdoor use. Message us for details. Interested in any of the sculptures above? Send us a message at info@jamesculleton.com
James Culleton: Dear Margery September 24 – January 15th, 2017 Open House and Concert at McCanna House Artist-in-Residence Saturday, September 24, 3 – 5 pm McCanna, North Dakota followed by James Culleton: Dear Margery opening at the North Dakota Museum … Continued
Recent drawings I did at the 2016 Winnipeg Folk Festival. Couer de Pirate, Dan & Laurel, Ryan Adams, the Crooked Brothers, and the Wainwright Sisters
Here’s a collection of drawings, mostly from the book Lyrical Lines. Drawings from the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Times Change(d), the Park Theatre, the West End Cultural Centre…. Watercolors
We have a broad selection of paintings available for your home or office. Take a look and email us if there’s anything you like. info@jamesculleton.com
In 2010 James Culleton was awarded the commission to recreate the facade of the West End Cultural Centre, one of Winnipeg’s greatest musical venues. For a year Culleton drew imagery from the WECC’s history and came up with a design that recreated … Continued
I sketch all the time. Sketchbooks are one of my most important tools as a creative person. I use sketchbooks to draw and journal ideas; I use it as a notebook; I use it as a memory recorder. Week to … Continued
We had the chance to work with a couple great artists/designers at the Forks here in Winnipeg and installed two wonderful art installations. The first one, designed by Takashi Iwasaki, was a 700′ long piece of street art. We created … Continued
Chris Pancoe and I recently teamed up and were short listed for a public art project in Grand Beach, Manitoba. The call was for a piece of public art to mark the trail heads that meet at the beach boardwalk, … Continued
This pin is made of solid brass. The pin is based on a drawing I did of a Fender Telecaster owned by Winnipeg Guitarist Jason Nowicki. It measures 2″ and has a brass bar pin fastened to it so you … Continued
The fifth and final video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song Dear Margery. I wrote and arranged the song based on letters I found from the 40’s that were written between Margery and Charles McCanna. The … Continued
The forth video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song I’ve Been Searching. I wrote and arranged the song based on a poem written by Montreal poet Phillip Tétrault. The video itself was filmed and edited by … Continued
The third video I’m releasing for my latest album is the title track called Vanished Days which describes the glory days of wheat farming in the 1890’s. I wrote and arranged this song based on an old poem I found … Continued
The second video release for my album Vanished Days is for my song Captains of the Sky. I wrote and arranged the song based on a poem written by Montreal poet Phillip Tétrault. The video itself, filmed and edited by … Continued
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A video for my song ‘Home Seeker’s March’ from my newest album called Vanished Days. Filmed and edited by Leif Norman. A special thank you to the Larimore Museum and the Museum of Art of North Dakota for helping make … Continued
James Culleton Releases New Album Vanished Days Vanished Days sees James Culleton’s songwriting take a slightly nostalgic turn in that the album is a series of songs focusing on family and farming in North Dakota. Vanished Days … Continued
January was an exciting time full of fun projects and inspirational travels. Here’s a quick recap…. The Paris flea markets proved to be full of goodies. Many designers today find ideas here and reinterpret them for today’s market. One such … Continued
Chris Pancoe and I installed our series of Art Deco inspired ‘snowfas’ at the Forks again this year. The Great West Life Snow Lounge is looking good despite some strange weather patterns. When we installed them it was -30 and … Continued
It’s time to get down…down filled that is. Here’s an array of my pillow pattern designs….. some of these are at my studio, some of them are available on Etsy, and others are on my page at Society6. Pillow fight!
Here are a few new sculptures that I’ve added to the collection….perfect for holiday gift giving. The small 2″ brass ones are $25 Cdn each. The Cello is 48″ tall in steel for $900 Cdn.
I love painting landscapes. I can sit in front of a canvas and meditate on a favorite place and the brush takes me there. Not that I get to sit in front of them for very long, people are snapping … Continued
The dog pattern project all started as an answer to a cat pattern I created last year around this time, and this year it seemed only natural to celebrate our canine friends. I asked people to send pictures of their … Continued
“Drawings from the Park Theatre: Celebrating 10 Years” is an exhibition of drawings from the Park Theatre’s amazing 10 year history by artist James Culleton. Free admission, live music. The exhibit features drawings of Scott Nolan, Luke Doucet, Hayes Carll, … Continued
The winner of the Pinnacle Award for Motion Upholstery was the M1 series, designed by James Culleton for Palliser Furniture. The American Society of Furniture Designers handed out its prestigious Pinnacle Awards to sixteen furniture designers on Monday, October 19th. … Continued
Chair lovers! here are some original drawings with watercolor of some of my favorite chairs. $100 each, frame included. These are part of a larger collection I did for a show at La Maison des Artistes in Winnipeg. If there’s … Continued
I have some beautiful watercolors in my collection that make great gifts for that special someone. School of fish, 13″x17″ with frame, $150 Marshmallow sofa, 5″x5″, $75(unframed) or $100 with frame Eames chair, 5″x5″ $75 unframed($100 with frame)
I recently returned from an art residency at the McCanna House in North Dakota. Margery McCanna donated the house to the Museum of Art of North Dakota, who turned the acreage into a retreat for artists. It’s a hundred year … Continued
Article from Ayoko Magazine on my latest projects and Jonathan James Design Co.
I don’t mean to blow my own horn but I just got these really cool brass trumpets Available in 24″ and 2 1/2″ sizes. If banjos are more your thang, here’s something you can twang. Another sculpture, this … Continued
All sorts of things brewing in the studio these days. Fabrics, beds, vinyl records, sofas, bowties, layouts, shower curtains, curating, musical artifacts, sculptures, light displays, labyrinths, pillows, new windows, new opportunities, new friends, graphic design, overtures, puppets, sweet light, autumn, … Continued
Fabric pattern inspiration comes in many forms for me, but probably the most important is through my art. I remember the first time I showed Mike Farrell my portfolio of work he immediately started pointing at sections of these paintings … Continued
Leif Norman and I did this video for our friends at Art Upholstery…it was super fun. If you’re ever looking to get something custom made or recovered, these are the guys who can do it. Feb 6 2015 AU from … Continued
Exciting things have been happening with my latest musical explorations. I’m working on my 5th album, which will be a Spring/Summer 2016 release of the McCanna Sessions, all music which I wrote whilst in McCanna, ND at a residency at … Continued
I recently teamed up with two mega-talented designers and a forward thinking Chinese mill to create a collection of fabrics being launched in Shanghai in less than a week! What an experience! Mike Farrell and Aaron Sizemore showed me a … Continued
The American Society of Furniture Designers has nominated two of my furniture designs for their Pinnacle Awards. The awards dinner and announcements will happen in High Point, North Carolina in October 2015
