Restoring Light WF Inspired by the local animals

Inspired by the local animals of San Francisco

My work focuses on technique in application and dynamic color stories

In an homage to Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" I decided to depict the immaculate birth of one of my favorite recurring characters - Bat Girl

All of those experiences contributed to the growth of his painting and helped shape his own version of realism

She is a long time San Francisco based Muralist

Restoring Light WF Inspired by the local animalsWatercolor and oil on paper, mounted to board 12 x 18 in. 2025 Crystal Annette James, known professionally as Cris James, is a watercolor and oil painter whose work captures intimate moments of reflection, vulnerability, and emotional quiet. Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, James now lives and works in Richmond, Virginia, where she continues to develop a practice rooted in mood, memory, and the subtle psychology of everyday