JAMES PARCHER is a prolific, award winning artist with many firsts in shows and many paintings in private collections across the country. He works primarily in oils, often expressing his enthusiasm for life in strong, imaginative compositions and vibrant colors. For painting subjects, Parcher primarily draws on his experiences from his life on and around the water of the Chesapeake Bay, Florida and the islands, and the Delaware beaches, and from growing up in Philadelphia, and his recent years living on Ganoga lake in the mountains of Pennsylvania. 
The paintings on this site range in size but many are small, 11 x 14 canvases that can be either purchased as is or serve as the basis for comissioning a large, full size custom painting. Please click on a heading at left to view paintings of a particular genre and enjoy the show.
FAVORITE PAINTING SUBJECTS: Maritime scenes and activities, landscapes, houses and structures with character, people doing things and having fun, animals, especially wildlife in natural habitats.
FAVORITE AREA SUBJECTS:
The seashore around Maryland and Delaware. The Caribbean and Florida seascapes.
The Philadelphia area neighborhoods and old or historical structures.
"I love the challenge of new subjects and new ways of painting old subjects."
To contact the artist for a purchase or a commission, call 410-810-2880 and leave a message or see his "Contact" page for further telephone and e-mail information.
