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Pima Canyon by James Cook
Pima Canyon

Pima Canyon

Artist
Year2008
Classification painting
Medium oil on linen
Dimensions48 x 96 in. (121.9 x 243.8 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • James Cook creates small-scale oil paintings en plein air (a French expression that means “in the open air” and describes the act of painting outdoors) which he transfers to his studio and recreates in a larger format. While Mr. Cook’s use of heavy paint is akin to the Abstract Expressionists he differs from them by providing the viewer with a recognizable subject—the American landscape. The visual drama of Pima Canyon near the western end of the Santa

    Catalina Mountains inspired Mr. Cook’s work for the James A. Walsh Courthouse.