James Hart Dyke ( b.1966 )

 

James Hart Dyke is a specialist landscape painter who gravitates towards spacially dramatic locations, such as remote mountain ranges, often enduring physically demanding expeditions. He has a strong interest in the Early Romantic Movement which played a large part in the popularisation of the Alps and which led to the notion of the 'sublime'. James has also undertaken a series of projects including 'artist in residence' for The British Secret Intelligence Service, artist embedded with the British Forces, working for the producers of the James Bond films, working for Aston Martin and accompanying the then Prince of Wales (King Charles) on royal tours. These projects allowed him to experiment with more graphic forms of painting influenced by his studies as an architect at the Royal College of Art. James has been exhibiting with John Mitchell Fine Paintings since 2002.


James Hart Dyke: YOSEMITE
21st November - 12th December 2024
 

In late October 2023 James Hart Dyke and William Mitchell went to California and explored Yosemite National Park in the company of a renowned American mountain guide. In just under a week, they covered many miles and vertical feet to capture some of Yosemite’s magic en plein air. James Hart Dyke managed to produce enough oil sketches from many vantage points on and above the valley floor to return with a body of work destined for an exhibition dedicated to Yosemite, a place which, in spite of its worldwide fame, has hardly changed since the great glaciologist and naturalist John Muir first visited the valley in 1868. To read the full story please see the exhibition catalogue.

For exhibition enquiries please contact William Mitchell william@johnmitchell.net