Dar Hosta James

I am Dar {Hosta} James, a painter of trees and circles, a writer and illustrator of children's picture books, a designer, a teacher of both children and adults, a speaker on creativity and education and a creativity coach.

The natural world is what inspires me most— leaves, flowers, rocks and the things of the Earth— but the things I paint are things of my imagination. The signature dot work I finish with is very methodical and meditative for me, but I also mean it to be illuminating and magical— we all need a little magic in our lives. People tell me that my trees are soothing to look at and that makes me feel really good because making Art was something that came to me during a rough period of my life, and continues to be the place where I feel both grounded and enchanted. Art has super powers like that.