Artworks WarrenJamesPayne located in Parksville
British Columbia Canada





vancouver island artist creating works based on science, nature and life experiences



wjp 2023



The past rises from the depths of my memories, shaped by the passage of time and the shifting of place, reshaping both earth and sky.

Some things remain constant - like relics scattered across the fields of my youth.

Some labored on my behalf, carving a path to bring me where I am today; the rest fade into obscurity, left behind.

Yet there's beauty in the rust, in the memories that endure—like old friends who have become a part of who I am.



I Have a Stubborn Heart



I have a stubborn heart, it rejects all attempts to reassemble the pieces and sends discontent to the far reaches of my body.


It lingers in my fingertips and reaches out for you even though you are gone.


My heart's betrayal sits heavily in my chest, pulses in my mind, the echoes of loss and of love.


The mosaic won't hold; the pieces fall away broken tiles of emotion captured by webs of memories it craves more than solace, more than stillness, more than peace.





Acrylic on canvas with metal guilding. 20"x20", 2025, property of the artist



Recent Works



wjp 2024



WarrenJamesPayne:
The Nitrogen Cycle 2



Rare nitrogen isotopes found in the ocean are carried in the flesh of salmon to the winding rivers of our province.


Bears become gardeners, transporting salmon nutrients from the rivers to the shore where they return to the soil through decomposition.


Fed by this ocean-born nourishment, the trees grow taller, greener — becoming sanctuaries - guardians of the stream.


In time, fruit and leaves fall into the stream, offering food to the detritus eaters that in turn feed the young salmon nestled in the cool currents, completing a circle of life that flows from forest to sea and back again.


Acrylic on canvas with metal guilding, 36"x36". Inquire about pricing.



wjp 2025



WarrenJamesPayne
Moose 1



The reverse painting of the trees in the background present a depth of confusion, of floating and being disjointed from the past while the detritus of the foreground anchor you in the present.


The moose, regal and filled with divine messages from the rainbow series represents hope and a guide to carry you forward.


Acrylic on canvas, 48"x36", 2024. Sale pending



wjp 2025



WarrenJamesPayne:
Bull 1



Symbolizing the cycles of life and death, this bull embodies the opposing lines that divide me. Mosaic pieces assemble the fragments of a fractured psyche—one that still craves the strange solace of weakness, of doubt, of tears.

The process of rebuilding has been agonizing; the depths whisper during the longest days and ease but little in the short nights. How can strength be such a fragile construct? Are we born of the detritus of stars or are we of the earth?


Acrylic on canvas 36"x36", 2025. Inquire about pricing.



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