Our inventiveness in assigning meanings and contexts is satisfied as we resolve the illusions of stark, hard-edged realism. I have never wanted to embrace either pure abstraction or pure realism to the exclusion of the other. My goal in painting is to interweave these two sensibilities, allowing them to be mutually beneficial, even dependant, on each other, abstraction for its reality and realism for its deceit. James Heron's paintings have appeared in over 20 solo and group exhibits, primarily in California. His work appears in over ten permanent corporate collections.
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My work is significantly influenced by the two poles of the Yin and Yang, the Asian positive and negative, and interactions between humans and nature. The Chinese Brush Stroke is like Tai-Chi. The Japanese Brush Stroke and Buddhism have both impacted my artistic thinking. I study the line by virtue of its consequence in defining the visual form. Lines are the most essential ambient factors of my work.