ABOUT THIS UNIQUE PAINTING STYLE and TECHNIQUE:

Confetti Color - The development of this novel painting style began and 

evolved while I was a newspaper photographer and illustrator. I call this style 

of painting, Confetti Color, because the surfaces of my pictures are covered 

with dots and patterns of brightly colored paint.

Here's how Confetti Color was developed.

Technique 1: When these dots or patterns of color are placed around a subject 

in a painting, the subject stands out - - like a mat around a picture. Notice how 

the whitetail buck (above) stands out from the background in the painting.

Technique 2: However, when these dots or patterns of color are placed on a subject, 

the subject blends into the background - - like a natural camouflage. 

Notice how the Rio Grande Turkey (above) blends into the background.

     I began combining both techniques in my western and wildlife paintings. 

Therefore I’m able to emphasize one subject while camouflaging another in the 

same painting. This technique has changed over the years, becoming more 

sophisticated and hopefully making my western and wildlife paintings more 

fun to explore.

ABOUT THE PAINTING UP FOR SALE:

An original camouflaged acrylic fine art painting.

Entertain your family and friends with this wonderful conversation piece.

Can you find the hidden or camouflaged image?

Title: Watchful Eye

A Great Horned Owl sleeps by day and hunts by night. 

This powerful bird of prey, with keen eyesight, is always 

watching for its next meal. Startled from sleep, the owl 

opens an eye. Does it see a mouse or just a knot in the tree?

Medium:  acrylic paint applied with brush. As a colorist, 

I like to paint with bright, vivid colors. I do not use localized 

color (for example green grass and blue skies), but instead 

I use colors to create a feeling or emotion.

There is some blended color in this painting (dark to light pink), 

but the majority of this picture is very graphic - - solid, flat color. 

Note: Colors look different on different computer monitors.

Surface:  hardwood board primed with Gesso.

Size:  32” x 40” (This includes the image of the owl and the double mat.)

Mat: Two-tone green. The mat is painted on the board - - and part of the painting.)

Frame: not included.

All photos of this painting are for display ideas only and not necessarily to scale. 

Be sure to check the size description.

Bid Now and Save Money! This painting in an 

art gallery would be priced at $2,495.00 (retail.)  

Bid early to ensure a reminder at the end of the auction!

Please e-mail if you have any questions. Thank you!

This original picture is a painting from my WestHues Series (a group of 40 artworks.)

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Jim Campbell 

Professional illustrator, cartoonist, photographer, graphics designer, and fine art painter.

Worked as the creative director and art director for newspapers and advertising agencies.

Experience as:

   - a newspaper photographer and illustrator.

   - a syndicated newspaper cartoonist.

Attended the Kansas City Art Institute and the Maryland Institute College of Art.

My artwork is sold in many fine art galleries, frame shops, and gift shops.

WORLD RECORD ARTIST:

Public Painting - With the help of 25,297 people, Jim Campbell created a fine art painting measuring 48-feet long and 8-feet tall. The project took 4 years to complete.

     This fine art painting was recognized by The Texas State House of Representatives (House Resolution H.R. No. 655), and was certified as a world record by Guinness World Records (category: Most painters,  One Picture). The artwork is compiled of 12 separate "stand-alone" pictures or scenes. Each scene is painted on a 4-foot by 8-foot hardwood panel. The final picture is complete when all 12 scenes are assembled. The participating painters represent 844 Texas towns and cities,
44 of the 50 United States, and 21 foreign countries. The final painting was unveiled at the Texas State Capitol (Austin), and later exhibited on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C.

Newspaper Sculpture - 52,325 newspapers were rolled and stacked in front of a Colorado newspaper office.

     People have a tendency to let old newspapers pile up. Artist Jim Campbell took this idea to the extreme when he suggested stacking 52,325 rolled newspapers. He convinced the directors of the Pueblo (CO) Chieftain to save their "spoils" or over-run newspapers for two-and-a-half months. The papers were then rolled, bundled and stacked. Employees assembled the newspaper sculpture in 15 hours. The final creation stood the height of a three-story building and weighted about 7.5 tons. Campbell's idea, timed in conjunction with International Newspaper Carrier Week, graphically showed the number of newspapers Chieftain-carriers delivered every day. The sculpture was dismantled and the newspapers were recycled. The recycling money was donated to a local charity.

Please see my other items for sale.

Thank you!