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James McLaughlin Way
At the age of nine, Way began attending the Atlanta College of
Art, and at twelve, North Carolina’s Brevard College. At
nineteen, Way was selected for advanced studies in illustration
at Atlanta’s Portfolio Center, after which, he began his
professional career as an illustrator, working with leading advertising
agencies and clients such as the Coca-Cola Company, Major League
Baseball, CNN, Sports Illustrated, AT&T, the Marine Corps,
and others. In addition to his formal training in art, he has
gained significant practical knowledge and experience from the
close mentor relationships he has developed with working artists.
Throughout his career, his work has been published in numerous
magazines and books, and in 1999, he received both a Clio and
a Gold Mobius Award at the International Film Festival. His work
has also won Addy Awards in several districts as well as a Gold
Gamma Award.
Despite being acclaimed as an illustrator, his passion is painting.
Way paints large-scale, breathtaking ‘cloudscapes’
and studies of the human form that demonstrate an extraordinary
ability to capture movement, strength and the sensual shape. Way
describes his painting process as being “almost primal”.
To capture the desired movement in his paintings, he often paints
wildly to music, and many times the process leaves him covered
with paint head to toe.
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James McLaughlin Way
25 Hands, 2004
Oil on canvas
192 x 120 inches
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James McLaughlin Way
The Flat Earth, 2006
Oil on panel
36 x 48 inches
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04747 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Touch of Grey Blue Sky Series, 2007
Oil on canvas
84 x 60 inches
06209 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Soul Shine Blue Sky Series, 2007
Oil on canvas
84 x 60 inches
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06440 |
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James McLaughlin Way
The Hero's Journey, 2006
Oil on canvas
48 x 60 inches
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James McLaughlin Way
Percheron, 2006
Oil on canvas
39 x 48 inches
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04748 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Dark Horse, 2006
Oil on wood
59 3/4 x 48 inches
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04624
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James McLaughlin Way
De' Nuvolo, 2006
Oil on canvas
108 x 84 inches
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04300 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Big Bear Dervish, 2006
Oil on canvas
48 x 60 inches
05205 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Tangled Up In Blue Blue Sky Series, 2007
Oil on canvas
84 x 72 inches
06439 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Anvil No. 9, 2007
Oil on canvas
84 x 72 inches
05323 |
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James McLaughlin Way
Capriole, 2005
Oil on canvas
83 x 96 inches
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