Hawaiian Waterfall by James Coleman signed limited edition print, 23 x 29 inches, 37.5 x 43.5 inches framed. James Coleman was born in Hollywood, California in 1949. His love for nature and the outdoors was instilled at an early age. It was these experiences that filled Coleman with countless visions of places and things he would later bring forth in his drawing and painting. Although his formal training was limited, Coleman worked to find and way to translate the feelings for nature he had accumulated.

Coleman's career in the motion picture industry began in 1969, when he was hired by Walt Disney Productions. Although his first position was in the mail room, Coleman soon became one of Disney's top artistic talents. In 1973, he became the lead painter and supervisor of the animation background department. Working as a background stylist, color designer, and art director, Coleman's work soon became a fundamental part of every Disney animated film from Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, The Rescuers, and The Little Mermaid to the monumental Beauty and the Beast. His animation career, spanning 22 years, made him one of Walt Disney Productions' most important artists. His work is represented by some of the most prominent galleries in North America and the Hawaiian Islands. His work has been displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in traveling exhibits both in the U.S. and abroad.