Fearsmile | James E Crowther

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James E Crowther
Portrait painter and artist

Expressive portraits, shaped paintings and peculiar characters. Original paintings to buy, private portrait commissions and editorial illustration.

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2021. Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year, 2023, painting Rob Delaney. Exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, with a painting featured on the 2004 BP Portrait Prize catalogue cover.

PORTRAITS & ILLUSTRATIONPainted portraits with character, humour and a little unease. Available for private commissions and illustration for interviews, profiles, books and cultural features.

AVAILABLE ORIGINALS

PECULIAR COMPANY, 2026Original oil painting on two wooden blocks
20 × 10 cm, stacked
£600 for the complete pair
Delivery quoted separately

Insula i, 2026
Original gouache on paper
A4 · 29.7 × 21 cm
Unframed · £200
Delivery quoted separately

insula study, 2026
Original gouache on 300 gsm paper
A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm
Unframed · £120
Delivery quoted separately

Original water on colour on 300gsm A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm Unframed · £200 Delivery quoted separately

PIPE DREAMS II
ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
A4 • 21 x 29.7 CM
UNFRAMED • £200
DELIVERY QUOTED SEPARATELY

Original water on colour on 300gsm A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm Unframed · £200 Delivery quoted separately

Night Swimmer, 2026
Original watercolour on paper
A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm
Unframed · £200
Delivery quoted separately

SEAMEN ×2 Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.

SEAMEN ×2
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper
A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm
Unframed
£150
Delivery quoted separately.

PIPEDREAMS x 2 Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.

PIPEDREAMS x 2
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper
A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm
Unframed
£150
Delivery quoted separately.

SELECTED PAINTINGS

Selected paintingsAnimal portraits, imagined figures and peculiar company. Original paintings, including works up to 1.2 metres, now held in private collections.For painting commissions, illustration enquiries or potential collaborations, please get in touch.

Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.

COMMISSIONS

Fearsmile Blocks
Oil on wooden blocks
25 × 12.5 cm, stacked
Recent commission · Private collection, New YorkHand-painted heads and bodies to turn, rearrange and make strange company.Interested in your own? Get in touch to discuss a commission.

Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.
Original watercolour on 300 gsm paper A5 · 21 × 14.8 cm Unframed £150 Delivery quoted separately.

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