Portrait of Rick Rubin
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? Take a look!
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
Mushrooms! Watercolours and ink
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
New Paintings
Some new paintings….for pricing click here
Sun Spectrums Mural in Brandon, Manitoba
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
Smithville, Texas, April 2019
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
The Smithville Legacy Portraits
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
Harvest Sun Music Festival 2018
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
Winnipeg Folk Festival 2018
The Winnipeg Folk Festival this year did not disappoint! Completely inspiring and great weather! Check out some of the fun drawings, paintings, and photographs.
Club Regent Birch Tree Forest Mural
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
Club Regent Casino Mural
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
The Forks River Trail
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
String Theory
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
New Paintings Summer 2016
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
Landscape Painting
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
Chair watercolors
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
Watercolours
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)
Art for the Home
Here’s a painting of a crow I did, this one is 48″x 48″. Can you imagine it over your sofa? $2500 and it’s yours! I also did a painting of the Red River(pictured here in orange) for $2500, about 4′ … Continued