James Hilleary - Artist
8200 Osage Lane
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Tel: (301) 229-1825
Fax: (301) 229-1825E-Mail: James Hilleary
BIOGRAPHY
Born Washington, D.C. 1924
Education Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.: B. Arch. 1950
I never planned a career in art, it simply happened. My only formal
training consisted of studying drawing and rendering in connection with my
training in architecture. However, born the son of a painter, I
experimented through childhood with oil painting and was exposed to fine art at
the Washington Galleries.
In 1960, a museum curator, on seeing my paintings, observed that my independent
development paralleled the direction pursued by a local group of painters
referred to as Washington Color School. I met several of these painters
who urged me to start showing my work. Encouraged, I spent a few more years
perfecting my style before joining the rank of professional. I have since
exhibited conte drawings on paper, oil and acrylic paintings on canvas and wood
and plexiglass sculpture.
