Mendocino oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches Landscape | Cityscape: The World of James Stagg Cars veer around sharp street corners and plunge down steep San Francisco hills. Solitary patrons muse in city cafes. Lush green hills merge into bright blue skies. These are the images that populate James Stagg's paintings. "More than anything," he says, "my paintings are about light and color -- and sometimes a certain subtle uneasiness that appears in even a seemingly normal daily scene. The night scenes in particular appeal to me for their intrigue, ambiguity and sense of mystery." Stagg is one of California's most successful and best-known artists. His paintings of California cityscapes and landscapes have been exhibited and published widely, and they are included in many private and corporate collections. Born in 1952 in Utah, Stagg was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute, the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and the Art Students League in New York. For most of his career he lived and worked in and around San Francisco. James Stagg, 1951-2001 Index of Artists Home