James Stickland

James Stickland is a passionate Sunshine Coast, Australia based portrait painter working from oils.
Assessing the sitter and capturing a soul onto canvas is his inspiration to push each
painting in a process of revelation until the final result brings a likeness but more importantly
a trueness of one's self. A finalist in the Perth Lester Prize 2021, Brisbane Portrait Prize 2021, Townsville Percival's Portrait Prize 2020,
Brisbane Portrait Prize Salon de Refuses 2020, Qld figurative Art Prize 2020, Leithbridge Small scale Art Prize 2020
with works held internationally and throughout Australia. He paints becasue it "makes him sing inside".

* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16^th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.