James Rowland (Born 1956) holds a degree in Commercial Photography from Clover Park Tech Washington (Lakewood) which he obtained in the mid 1970s. After graduation, he earned a living working as a portrait artist for more than 30 years. He got tired shooting people as it became a boring routine and people’s egos became extremely difficult to deal with. In 2002, he decided to buy his first DSLR and went ahead to build a non people portfolio and fine art became his passion. Simply put, shooting is what he chose. Rowland lives and works in Kent, and has always had a keen interest in photography since his childhood. After graduating from Medway College of Design, Rochester, Rowland worked in a London design studio as an illustrator/graphic designer for close to a decade.
In the early 90s, he became a self-employed graphic designer, and in most cases used his own photographs as an integral part of his work. He has been able to experiment widely with the advent of digital photography, and has taken his photography to another level. As part of his collection, there are colorful, floral pictures that he built up over the past 4 years. He uses Photoshop to enhance some of the images to produce a unique “organic” feel. He has been much encouraged by the feedback he gets from those who view his art. To Rowland painting is a passionate, private and intimate obsession. The artist feels blessed to have time to create pieces of art that someone else can enjoy.
