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J.M. Elam | Art Portfolio
The Gathering - abstracted bonfire painting with surrounding stones.
The Gathering | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (2023)
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A surreal abstracted landscape painting of a crescent moon in a field of stars peaking through trees above a still lake.
Dreaming of Midnight | Solar print, ink, and watercolors (2024)
A painting of a sunrise in the countryside
Grandmother’s in the Morning | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
A painting of a mysterious staircase embedded in a forest landscape
Stairway to Nowhere | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
A painting of a mountain range at night beneath a starlit sky and a full moon
Moonlit Mountains | Bleach, Oil Paint, and Dyed Canvas (2024)
Red and gold abstract painting
Everything Vibrates | Solar Print, Watercolor, and Ink (2024)
A figure, illuminated by a cellphone’s light, sits amid abstract clouds. Blue and gold spread from the figure and overwhelm the red that lurks in the back.
Where Do I Begin? | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Abstract red and cream painting with dark contrast
Like Particles and Waves | 11×14 | Bleach, Oil Paint, and Dyed Canvas (2025)
A painting of a tree in the moonlight of a midsummer night, glittering with gold and magic
The Magic of a Midsummer Night | Oil Paint (2024)
A drawing of a bed lit by morning light, long hair peeking out of thick covers
The Bed | 28×22 (25×31 framed) | Bleach, colored pencil, black paper (2024)
“Snowflakes and Starlight” (landscape painting of a snowy night, drenched in moonlight and starlight)
Snowflakes and Starlight | Ink and Watercolor
“Supermassive” - purple and gold abstract painting
Supermassive | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
“Wind and Sea” - blue, yellow, and white abstracted landscape
Wind and Sea | Oil Painting on Canvas | 6×6
Memories - cream and red abstracted landscape painting
Memories | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
Alternate Supermassive - cream, blue, and purple abstract art
Alternate Supermassive | print exclusive

Abstract Art Portfolio

The Bridge - red and cream abstract painting
The Bridge | bleach, dyed canvas, and oil paint
Framed painting of smoke rings
Smoke Rings | Bleach on black paper
Autumn Sunset - Abstracted landscape painting
Autumn Sunset | Mixed Media | 22×22
"Autumn" - abstract painting (print image)
Autumn | Mixed Media
Sunlight - abstract painting in art portfolio
Sunlight | Bleach on dyed canvas
The Island - Abstracted Landscape Painting
The Island | Mixed Media | 16×20
Dreams - Abstracted Landscape Painting
Dreams | Mixed Media
Magnetic Pull - Abstract Painting
Magnetic Pull | Oil paint on canvas | 36×18
Behind the Curtain - Abstract Painting
Behind the Curtain | Mixed Media | 16×20
Frenzy - Abstract art oil painting
Frenzy | Oil paint on canvas
Solar Flares - Abstract painting
Solar Flares | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
Aflame - Abstract painting
Aflame | Mixed Media
On Fire - Abstract painting
On Fire | Mixed Media
Gravity - Monotype Print
Gravity | Monotype original print
Waterfall - Abstract Painting in Art Portfolio
Waterfall |Mixed Media | 24×16
New World - Abstract Painting
New World | Mixed Media | 16×20
Surge - Abstract Painting
Surge | Oil paint on layers of dyed canvas
Moonlit Forest - Abstracted Landscape Painting
Moonlit Forest | Mixed Media | 16×20
Spring Tide | Mixed Media | Abstract Painting
Spring Tide | Mixed Media
From Above | Mixed Media | Abstract Painting
From Above | Mixed Media
Inside the Vortex Painting - Shop or view in Art Portfolio
Into the Vortex | Acrylic, oil paint, and encaustic
Emerging Vortex - mixed media painting
Emerging Vortex | Mixed Media
Volcanic - red, blue, and gold abstract art
Volcanic | Mixed Media
Yggdrasil (NFS) - green and gold abstract painting
Yggdrasil | bleach, dyed canvas, oil paint
Untitled Commission - green and silver abstract artwork
Untitled |Bleach, Encaustic, Oil Paint, and Dyed Canvas (2022)
Untitled Blue Abstract painting (art portfolio only)
“Untitled” | Bleach and oil paint on dyed canvas.
Diffusion - abstract painting
Diffusion | Encaustic, gold leaf, and oil paint
Atomic - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Atomic | Bleach and oil paint, on layers of dyed canvas (portfolio only)
Milky Way - abstracted landscape painting - (art portfolio only)
Milky Way | Bleach and oil paint, on dyed canvas (portfolio only)
The Catch - abstracted fish drawing (portfolio only)
The Catch | Black paper, bleach, and colored pencils (portfolio only)
The Cave - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
The Cave | Bleach and oil paint, on dyed canvas (portfolio only)
The City - Abstract painting (art portfolio only)
The City | Dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint (portfolio only)
COC3 Columns - Abstract painting (art portfolio only)
COC3 Columns | Dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint (portfolio only)
Disintegration - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Disintegration |Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (portfolio only)
Propulsion - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Propulsion | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (portfolio only)
The Lightning Strike - Abstract painting (art portfolio only)
The Lightning Strike | Dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint (portfolio only)
Streams of Light - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Streams of Light | Bleach and oil paint, on dyed canvas (portfolio only)
Smoke Tendril - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Smoke Tendril | Bleach and black paper (portfolio only)
Beneath The Sea - abstract painting (art portfolio and blog)
Beneath The Sea | Oil on canvas (art portfolio only)
Four Worlds - abstract painting (art portfolio only)
Four Worlds | Bleach and oil paint, on layers of dyed canvas
Flow - purple and cream abstract art (Art Portfolio only)
Flow | Bleach and oil paint, on dyed canvas
Nebula: Art Portfolio (not for sale)
Nebula | Bleach, oil paint, dyed canvas
(Art Portfolio Purposes only – not for sale)
Cycles - ink and soft pastel abstract drawing Shop now in my store!
Cycles|Mixed Media
(primarily ink and soft pastels)
Untitled Variation - Collagraph
Untitled Variation Collagraph
Untitled Red Collagraph
Untitled Red Collagraph
Pressure - Art Portfolio
Pressure Collagraph
Stratum | soft pastels
Abstract leaf pattern design in shades of orange and cream
Almost Autumn | Procreate (2024)

Landscapes

A painting of a mountain range at night beneath a starlit sky and a full moon
“Moonlit Mountains” | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (2024)
A surreal abstracted landscape painting of a crescent moon in a field of stars peaking through trees above a still lake.
Dreaming of Midnight | Solar print, ink, and watercolors
Snowflakes and Starlight | Ink and Watercolor
Memories | abstracted landscape painting | Burnt Sienna, reds, and cream colors | dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint
Memories | Bleach and oil paint on dyed canvas
The Pond - oil pastel on canvas board
The Pond | Oil Pastel on Canvas Board
Dreams - Abstracted Landscape Painting
Dreams | Mixed Media
Autumn Sunset - Abstracted landscape painting
Autumn Sunset |
Mixed Media
On Faery Pond - fine art prints available
On Faery Pond | Ink and watercolor
“Wind and Sea” - blue, yellow, and white abstracted landscape
Wind and Sea | Oil Painting on Canvas
Painting of the inner sides of Volcán Masaya
Volcán Masaya #3| Oil Paint
Painting of Smoke rising out of volcano
Volcán Masaya #1 | Oil Paint
Silhouette of volcano
Volcán Masaya #2 | Oil Paint
November Twilight - digital landscape painting (Procreate)
November Twilight | Procreate Digital Painting (2023)
A landscape painting of a grove of trees in the golden hours before twilight
Crimson Grove | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A landscape painting of night sky over a grassy hill
By the light of the moon | Ink and watercolor (2024)
A painting of a mountain range at twilight
Mountain Range at Twilight | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of a tree in the moonlight of a midsummer night, glittering with gold and magic
The Magic of a Midsummer Night | Oil Paint | 9×12 (2024)
a painting of a tornado moving across an open plain
Tornado on the Plain | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of a forest on a snowy night
Snowy Night | Ink and watercolor (2024)
Landscape painting of a pond at Bernheim Forest
Bernheim Forest | Ink and Watercolor (2023)
Landscape painting
September | Ink and Watercolor (2023)

Illustrations

Snack | Ink and Watercolor (2023)
Farm | Ink and Watercolor (2023)
“Stairway to Nowhere” - Painting of stone steps embedded in a hillside in the forest.
Stairway to Nowhere | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
A painting of lamppost light on a snowy night
By Lamppost Light | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Halloween Glow - a painting of a large jack o’lantern sitting in a pumpkin patch
Halloween Glow | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of boot prints leading to an open grave
Boots | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
Remote - A painting of a person stargazing
Remote | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of a right night sky and a wilderness silhouette
Stargazing | Bleach, Ink, Watercolor, and Black Paper (2025)

If you’re interested in browsing more of my Illustration Artwork, check out my Illustration Portfolio!

Built From Dreams - abstract whale painting
Built From Dreams | Ink and Watercolor
Illustration Portfolio

Portraits

A painting of an older man with a guitar surrounded by golden light
In Remembrance of Nestor
Painting of two men laughing together in a truck
Papa Buck’s Truck
A painting of a face forming from a nebula in space
Face of the Universe | bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (2021)
Painting of a girl
Self-Portrait | graphite, watercolor, and ink (2022)
Fragmented | Ink and bleach on black paper
Art Series Portfolio
Bookmarks Portfolio

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