Drawing With Hand, Head, and Heart: A Natural Approach to Learning the Art of Drawing
Van Jamesis a Hawaiian-based artist and author, a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Emerson College in England, and the Goetheanum Painting School in Switzerland. He is an art teacher, co-director of an adult education program, and editor of Pacifica Journal. As an artist, he has exhibited in Europe, the United States and Japan. His paintings have received awards and are found in numerous private collections. He is active as a freelance graphic designer and writes articles for journals and magazines. In 1991 his bookAncient Sites of Oahu: Archaeological Places of Interest in the Hawaiian Islandswon an award for excellence, and in 1998Ancient Sites of Hawaiiwas published. Van James lives on the island of Oahu, is married with four grown children and a grandson.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.