where tour buses won't go
By James Anderson
My Story
I suppose I was born restless. I've found myself attracted to the notion of "exploration"-- on both the physical plane, as well as the space between my ears. Consequently, I've found myself living, working, and learning under a wide range of conditions, locations, and situations. I'm an educator, illustrator, and writer. I've deliberately sought out the most extreme forms of travel possible, all with the intention of gaining a more insightful understanding of human nature in all of its various manifestations.
My Travel Photos, Paintings, and Drawings
I variously refer to myself as a cartoonist, illustrator, painter or photographer. Much of my artwork centers on capturing moments in time... to include the sands of Arabia, the plains of India, the jungles of Cambodia, or the mountains of Himalaya. Extreme travel requires extreme decision-making, risk-taking, and occasionally dangerous gambling... all for the sake of memories suitable for conversion into an illustration or short story.
My Written Work
In my role as an academic, I've produced a mountain of curricula.
As a wayfarer, my personal life on the road has been an action-packed, thrill-a-minute foray into some of the most challenging and rewarding situations imaginable.
My greatest pleasure, however, might very well be my recent creation of my three books, "Threadbare Tales From Silk Road", "Where Tours Buses Won't Go", and “The Oath: A Fable in Five Sets”.
These collections of bizarre events are biographical and (in the case of the first two publications) completely factual... stripping away any protective hide, while revealing the gristle and bone of hard-core reality.
My three current projects are an ever-expanding extension of those initial writings and illustrations, carrying with them the same observations of national and global issues related to class and culture.
POP! art with mass appeal
This show will run from May 3 to September 22 at
Annmarie Sculpture Gardens & Art Center
Solomons, Maryland - open daily 10-5
Two of Jay's recent paintings from his
Leavenworth Lifers Prison Baseball Series
'Spring Roster-1934' and 'Pre-game Brawl-1935'
have been accepted to this
juried exhibition showcasing contemporary
expressions of modern culture.