Jim Pittman
Map of Salt Creek
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Jim Pittman graduated from the College of William and Mary in VA in 1958 with a B.A. in Art History. Following his military obligation, he taught art for eleven years in two high schools and founded art departments in both schools.
A rafting trip through the Grand Canyon was a major influence on his colors and textures. Using acrylic on canvas, he applies many layers of warm and cool colors to get the rich textures he sees in the plains and canyons of the American Southwest. He is currently working on a canyon series, one of which was recently acquired by the Denver Art Museum for their permanent collection of contemporary art.
“I tend toward minimalism. My paintings are landscapes of the Great Plains and high deserts of the American Southwest. At first view, you see the distance; a second look and you see the earth, rock face walls and the erosion caused by the passing of time and by man. I layer, dig, and scratch at the surface to achieve the depth that conveys the vastness of the prairie or confines of the canyons. I want to paint paintings that are natural, luminous, spare and deep.”
Jim Pittman divides his time between coastal Virginia and Boulder, Colorado. Frequent forays into New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona provide the inspiration for his work.
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Map of Salt Creek
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Map of Silver Creek
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"
Jim Pittman
Map of the Anasazi
Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"

Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
Jim Pittman
Turquoise Trail
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"

Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Angle of Repose
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 30"
Jim Pittman
Mesa Verde Dawn
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 30"

Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Western Wall
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"
Jim Pittman
Canyon de Chelly
Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"

Acrylic on Canvas
60" x 48"
Jim Pittman
Canyon Cache
Acrylic on Canvas
60" x 48"

Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
Jim Pittman
Arapahoe
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"

Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 24"
Jim Pittman
Sea Song
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 24"

Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 20"
Jim Pittman
By the Sea
Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 20"

Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Jim Pittman
Shoreline
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Acrylic on canvas
48" x 48"
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Jim Pittman
Moab Windows
Acrylic on canvas
48" x 48"
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Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Jim Pittman
Quo Vadis
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"
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Jim Pittman
Far Canyon
Acrylic on Canvas
52" x 46"
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Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Jim Pittman
Red Mesa Marks
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Jim Pittman
White Mesa Marks
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Jim Pittman
Red Kiva
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Jim Pittman
Ocean Study
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 24"
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Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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Jim Pittman
Oceans 12
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
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