As an artist my experiences translate into expressions. The results are artworks not expressed through the act of painting, but in the gathering of information. I believe we can't appreciate a piece of art unless we know the process and information the artist used to begin a piece. I try to recognize that element of art making in my daily life and become aware of it in my own work. In the years ahead I hope to give back my understanding of information to the viewer through an intellectual process of subject, color and form.

My artistic career is dedicated to Myah, the great and creative one to be.

• James Sanders born December 15, 1972. South Bend, Indiana

• '88 - '91 LaSalle High School - Art major. South Bend, Indiana

• '91 - '93 United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• '98 - '02 Arizona State University - Painting major. Tempe, Arizona

• '99 - '03 The Phoenix Art Group - Artist/Designer. Phoenix, Arizona

• '03 - '08 Reynolda Art - Freelance Artist/Designer. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• '04 - '06 Coe House Art Venue - Resident Artist. Phoenix, Arizona

• '06 - '08 The Green Room & Copendrag Art Gallery - Owner/Artist. Scottsdale, Arizona

• '07 - '08 Copendrag Art Studio & Gallery - Owner/Artist. Wilmington, North Carolina

• '08 - '09 Copendrag Art - Freelance Artist. Miami Beach, Florida

• '09 - present Copendrag Art - Freelance Artist. Amsterdam, The Netherlands