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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: PyraxisJust like The Horizon of Aurex, Pyraxis is a fictional planet I created. This time I wanted to create a cosmic entity that feels both mythical, dangerous yet intriguing. To create a planet that felt ancient and alive, I used thick heavy body gel medium. The surface was built layer…
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Continue reading →: Vote for me in ‘The National Expo’
This year, I’m excited to be taking part in The National Expo, an art competition that brings together artists and their work around a yearly theme. The theme for this edition is “Naturel”, inspired by the botanical garden that once occupied the concert hall and exhibition space where the event…
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Continue reading →: Limited Signed Prints Announcement: The Horizon of Aurex
Some paintings of mine hang proudly in my living room. Of course, that makes them quite inaccessible to a bigger audience. An example of this is The Horizon of Aurex. Instead of inviting you all to come and look at it, I think I perhaps found a better way. To…
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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: Devour‘Devour’ is a textured acrylic painting inspired by my fascination with black holes and the idea of destruction, and the beauty that can exist within it. The painting is built around a dark central form representing a black hole, with surrounding colors and textures being pulled inward and gradually consumed.…
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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: Boiling Point / Phoenix“Boiling Point / Phoenix” explores pressure, transformation, and the point where something can no longer remain as it was. The painting was built using layered texture gel and acrylic paint, with intense reds and oranges forming the main color palette. These warmer colors create a sense of heat and intensity,…
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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: (Dis)OrderWe live in a time where AI is taking over the internet by storm. It can generate almost anything these days. I could write an entire essay about how AI should free us from mundane tasks, giving us more time to create art, not create the art for us. That…
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Continue reading →: The Grapsing Hand Is Now Available as a Fine Art Print!I’m happy to share that The Grasping Hand is now available as a museum-quality fine art via my Etsy shop. This painting explores the feeling of trying to hold on during life’s uncertain moments. It was painted during a panic attack. If you’d like to read more about the story…
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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: End of The LineThis painting began with a feeling rather than an image. For a long time, I’ve wanted to paint something about the weight that follows us through life. Not necessarily fear, but the quiet awareness that every journey has an ending. Some days that awareness is barely noticeable. Other days, it…
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Continue reading →: Acrylic Painting: EmergenceThe idea behind this acrylic painting came from thinking about the expectations we place on ourselves, and the ones society places on us without us even realizing it. I often found myself trying to follow the current around me. There always seemed to be an idea of what life should…
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Continue reading →: Burning Shadow – The Second Story in The Old Vale MythosToday, I’m excited to share the second published story set within The Old Vale Mythos. This new short story follows a wandering labourer whose life has been reduced to little more than survival. While working in a small roadside tavern, he becomes aware of something watching him from just beyond…
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I’m James
Hi, I’m James Gale, a multi-media artist and autism ambassador from Belgium.
I create music, poetry, and paintings, and I write both fiction and fantasy as well as non-fiction on autism and neurodiversity.
My work explores themes of mental health, identity, and life on the autism spectrum, blending honesty with creativity.
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