Drawings

James’ pen and Ink drawing and sketches began early in his life. He passed the Missouri architecture exam in high school. Many of Yale’s architectural renderings were commissioned by Helen Walton.

Historical

“There weren’t a lot of opportunities to study art in rural Missouri, but drafting was pretty close to art. I loved geometry and physics, so architecture and engineering were good for me.”

Fantasy

Posts from Rediscovered Art:

Nautilus House

Nautilus House

"The Self Portrait with Nautilus Shell speaks of Dad... you can feel his energy looking at it," Allison said of her father.  It also speaks of James Yale, the scientist and the naturalist with his fascination with the nautilus shell and the counterclockwise spiral...

Beau Satori

Beau Satori

Today's installment from the Rediscovered Art of James Yale takes me to Eureka Springs to interview  Beau Satori about the stories behind the original art he owns that include the oil painting of Erin Foster, and the two pen and ink drawings James created to advertise...