James Hawke

James Hawke James Hawke is a British painter, most famously recognised for his 'Poolside' paintings.

James has painted and drawn as his full time occupation since college, with his practice solely being painting and preparatory drawing.

I’ve been painting full time for four decades. I find it hard to believe but I have the proof:1992 - Self portrait with ...
07/12/2025

I’ve been painting full time for four decades. I find it hard to believe but I have the proof:
1992 - Self portrait with Crocodile.
2000 - With an early Poolside painting.
2013 - In my flooded studio after a storm surge on the Norfolk coast.
2025 - With ‘Container’ newly finished for my exhibition in Genoa.

Beach ###, oil on linen, 1200x1200mm. Painted through November, the palette is as muted as the light outside the studio ...
02/12/2025

Beach ###, oil on linen, 1200x1200mm. Painted through November, the palette is as muted as the light outside the studio - but the beach remains hot with human connectivity.

Looking forward to a new group exhibition - running till December 21st.
27/11/2025

Looking forward to a new group exhibition - running till December 21st.

Wow, what a month it’s been. Straight after the Genoa exhibition, my works were on show at my own exhibition on Portobel...
24/10/2025

Wow, what a month it’s been. Straight after the Genoa exhibition, my works were on show at my own exhibition on Portobello Road at the Affordable Art Fair and (and many thankfully sold!). It’s quite something to think how far two small Daler & Rowney brushes have taken me this year.

Thanks for all the continued support. ❤️

Final day of Paradiso. It’s been so nice hearing the reactions and having so many people resonate with the work. Thank y...
21/10/2025

Final day of Paradiso. It’s been so nice hearing the reactions and having so many people resonate with the work. Thank you all for coming, James

Last day of Paradiso tomorrow. Two of my newer works are still available!East Coast IOil on linen2025100x100cmEast Coast...
20/10/2025

Last day of Paradiso tomorrow. Two of my newer works are still available!

East Coast I
Oil on linen
2025
100x100cm

East Coast II
Oil on linen
2025
100x100cm

In one week these pieces have found a new home! Happy Frieze. Info below from L>R:———-Beach XVIIOil on linen120x120cmSpe...
19/10/2025

In one week these pieces have found a new home! Happy Frieze. Info below from L>R:

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Beach XVII
Oil on linen
120x120cm

Spectators
Oil on linen
100x100cm

Beach XVIII
Oil on linen
120x120cm

East Coast IV
Oil on linen
100x100cm

Miami X
Oil on linen
100x100cm

Paradiso. Open until Tuesday evening next week.People sometimes ask - why beaches? Crowded beaches are unique social pla...
18/10/2025

Paradiso. Open until Tuesday evening next week.

People sometimes ask - why beaches? Crowded beaches are unique social places. They are the only place we will undress in front of strangers and then sit or lie next, almost naked, next to an unknown person for the day. This isn’t the reason I’m painting them of course, just funny. They are places where we can suspend our concern about life, class, difference or culture in a collective act of leisure. Kind of like a modern Roman bath.

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‘Paradiso’
15-21 October
J/M Gallery London.

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Really thankful for all the great feedback and response to the opening of my solo exhibition in Notting Hill, coinciding...
17/10/2025

Really thankful for all the great feedback and response to the opening of my solo exhibition in Notting Hill, coinciding with Frieze London 2025. Didn’t expect such a strong reaction, as much as I obviously spend my life doing them - it’s nerve wracking when then in the public domain.

The exhibition runs until next Tuesday only, and is on at the

Captured fantastically by Henri T -

Tonight’s the night! ‘Paradiso’ open this evening. A mix of nerves and excitement as the doors open at 6pm.I hope to see...
15/10/2025

Tonight’s the night! ‘Paradiso’ open this evening. A mix of nerves and excitement as the doors open at 6pm.

I hope to see many familiar faces at J/M Gallery, 230 Portobello Road, W11 1LJ.

Delighted that the show has also been featured in Art Plugged. Thanks

James

A mysterious figure in shades… it’s hard to tell if he’s amused or bemused. But one thing’s clear: he’s a cool character...
14/10/2025

A mysterious figure in shades… it’s hard to tell if he’s amused or bemused. But one thing’s clear: he’s a cool character.

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‘Paradiso’
15-21 October
PV Weds 6-8.30pm - RSVP in my bio.
J/M Gallery London.
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OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY: Paradiso @ J/M GalleryThe title ‘Paradiso’ is inspired by Dante’s La Divina Commedia, an allegor...
13/10/2025

OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY: Paradiso @ J/M Gallery

The title ‘Paradiso’ is inspired by Dante’s La Divina Commedia, an allegory I visit regularly for its imagery of paradise, purgatory, and hell. On the surface, each of my paintings portrays a moment of peace and relaxed enjoyment, but the reality, as in life, is more complicated. The quest for a perfect world always generates its own response in the form of alternatives—purgatory and hell. These concepts exist in my work, even though the original intention is a perfect moment.

Artwork details:
Ocean X
2025
Oil on linen
120x90cm

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38 Church Road
London
SE19 2ET

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