James Lowery

About the Artist

Hello all,   My name is James Lowery, I am a self taught artist. I have been an artist all my life and the reason I love art so much is because it has help me with my anxiety. I was raised in Baltimore City in the 1980's and it was a tough time in the city, with Drugs and crime increasing. I could have ended up going in the wrong direction but I didn't because of my family and my Art. I focused on my art while things around me started to fall apart, I tell people all the time that i grew up in a war zone because that's what Baltimore was like. Over time my anxiety and depression got worst, as time went by I became a family. Me and my wife had 2 special needs kids, at that point i leaned on my art even more. I started to paint for myself, I started to paint places that made me feel relaxed such as landscapes, I used warm colors to help me relaxed and when I wanted to feel better I would also use Bright colors. Over time I started to feel better, so when I feel like things going down hill I would look at the paintings and it would make me feel better. My Medium Abstract Acrylic