A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
A hyperrealist oil painting by James Earley depicting a young boy in a distressed state, his face half-lit with emotion and vulnerability, wearing a worn shirt with USA insignia, while an adult hand reaches out and a blurred mother figure stands behind — inspired by a powerful encounter in the streets of Dhaka.
James Earley

TWENTY TWENTY TWO (One-Off)

Description
I want to keep pushing and pushing, stretching myself and my realism art. I am on a constant mission to get more and more emotion onto a canvas. In my opinion, for the painting to be emotional it must be authentic. Emotion and authenticity takes me back to my very first night in Dhaka Bangladesh.

I left the hotel lobby into the dark night in Dhaka. I was jet lagged but looking forward to explore. As I walked down the street the noise of city life started to roar, the colours started to shine. I then turned the corner.

I will never forget turning that corner as the first thing that I saw were the eyes of this little boy. I always look into the eyes. His young eyes shook me. I saw fear, amazement, surprise and hopelessness. This child was begging with his Mother as the bustling streets swirled around him like a tornado. The child was lost, he kept turning to his Mother who constantly gave him a reassuring smile despite the sparkle of fear in her eyes.

Anger almost drowned me as I saw this. Why in Twenty Twenty Two should such poverty exist? I knew that I had to create a painting showing this child, his eyes and the hand of his Mother.

When I was back in the UK I got to work in my studio. I started with the eyes as this was the heartbeat of the painting. I used smaller and smaller brushes as more and more detail was required. I tried to create a dream like image where the child was very much awake in this hell whilst everyone else was asleep.

I want this image to grab hold of you and not let go. I want everyone that sees it to never forget it.

Twenty Twenty Two - Bangladesh &Climate Change Paintings
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
100cm x 70cm (106cm x 76cm including frame)
Created 2023
Provenance: Shortlisted and Exhibited at The London Biennale 2023

£3,950.00
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