James Nares’ new paintings are joyous, musical gestures of jewel-toned color, springing from the balance of spontaneity and control. His graceful brushstrokes are the result of a synergistic harmony between hand, paint-drenched brush, and primed canvas, an intuitive relationship Nares has honed for years.

Nares’ painting process has been recently liberated by his creation of a unique studio “rig,” which frees him to hover and glide above the canvas as he paints. The canvas remains horizontal, thus preventing the paint from dripping and capturing the immediacy of each swirling, liquid stroke.

Using his signature handcrafted brushes, Nares’ weightless dance creates swift, dramatic swoops and swishes, which seize and elongate instants of time and motion.