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PAINTINGS FROM THE STUDIO EXHIBITION

26th Novemeber - 19th December 2025

Open 10am-5pm weekdays

ALL PAINTINGS ARE VISABLE AT WWWJOHNMITCHELL.NET

A SELECTION OF PAINTINGS ARE VIEWABLE ON THIS WEBSITE

JOHN MITCHELL FINE PAINTINGS, 17 AVERY ROW, LONDON, W1K 4BF

contact William Mitchell at william@johnmitchell.net

An eclectic collection of paintings from James's studio, mainly landscapes from the UK and abroad. However there will also be work related to his various projects over the years.
MONT BLANC. LE REGARD DES PEINTRES

Published by Édition du Mont-Blanc

Thrilled to have not only been included in this newly published and beautifully produced book, charting the history of painters of Mont Blanc, but also that one of my paintings was chosen for the front cover.

The publisher, Édition du Mont-Blanc, was set up by the world famous climber Catherine Destiville, includes many iconic painters, such as William Turner, Singer Sergeant and Gabriel Loppé, and goes back in history to the work of Léonardo da Vinci and Pieter Brueghel the Elder.

The book illustrates paintings relating to my project in 2022, to paint the sunset panorama from the summit of Mont Blanc in honour of the artist Gabriel Loppé who painted from the summit in 1873.

Also shown is 'Flow' 2020 oil on acrlic on paper 177x160cm which was bought by the Messner Mountain Museum a few years ago.

At the moment the book is only published in France.
UPCOMING

K2, KarakorAm EXHIBITION. AUTUMN 2026

CROMWELL PLACE, LONDON AND FORTE DI BARD MUSEUM, ITALY

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In July 2025 James, together with his painting dealer and friend, Wiiliam Mitchell, and a support team from Karakoram Adventures undertook the arduous trek to K2. James painted and sketched as they trekked.

The resulting paintings, including the original sketches and larger work made in the studio, will be exhibited at a major exhibition in London, and Italy in autumn 2026.
PAST

The King’s Tour Artists Exhibition July/september 2025

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The public exhibition showed over 70 works, including James’s paintings, made by artists who have accompanied HRH The King on his royal tours around the world.

James has accompanied HRH The King on four royal tours.

It was in 1998 on the royal tour of East Asia that James flew past Mount Everest. He returned the following year to paint the vast Himalayan scenes and hence began his interest in mountain paintings.
YOSEMITE EXHIBITION December 2024

JOHN MITCHELL FINE PAINTINGS, 17 AVERY ROW, LONDON

CONTACT WWW.JOHNMITCHELL.NET

View a selection of paintings

During November 2023 James and his friend and painting dealer, William Mitchell, travelled to Yosemite Park in California, USA. There they met Armin Fisher, a mountain guide who has accompanied James on several mountain painting trips. They spent a week in the Yosemite Valley, James painting and making studies as they explored the landscape.

James was attracted to Yosemite Park as it was one of the first national parks in the world set up to protect the natural landscape.

For more information contact James Birtwistle at John Mitchell Fine Paintings jamesb@johnmitchell.net
THE ONE SHOW, BBC1, March 2024

James and the presenter and artist Adebanji Alade go on a painting adventure into the snowy Lake District landscape. This was shown on the The One Show, BBC1, Wednesday 13th March 2024. Produced by Chalk Production for the BBC.
THE SUMMIT PAINTINGS : MONT BLANC EXHIBITION OCTOBER 2023

CROMWELL PLACE, SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDOn.

An exhibition of paintings based on James's painting expedition to the summit of Mont Blanc in 2022.

View and read about the Mont Blanc exhibition and project

The project and the paintings are recorded in a 140 page colour illustrated book which is available to purchase from John Mitchell Fine Paintings.
THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER 3 September 2023

Based on James's recent exhibition 'The summit paintings : Mont Blanc,' the article, by Joanna Moorehead, focused on the aspects of climate change that the expedition encountered.

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BBC RADIO 4 SATURDAY LIVE 8 September 2023

James talked briefly about his life as a landscape/mountain painter. Accompanied by film footage from his 2022 expedition to paint on the summit of Mont Blanc.

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MINT THEATRE, 42nd STREET, NEW YORK DECEMBER 2023

'Partnership', a play by Elizabeth Baker, was performed at the Mint Theatre, New York, during November/December 2023. The play is set in the South Downs, UK, and tackles the issues of work-life balance. The stage design, by Alexander Woodward, featured one of James's South Downs paintings, framed to fill the entire stage such that the play is set within the painting.

See James's South Downs paintings.
COUNTRY LIFE 28.11.23

'The English country house as seen in the art of Turner, Constable and their modern-day successors' by Michael Prodger. James featured as one of two living artists chosen to represent the genre today and his painting of Chettle House is illustrated in the article.

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View James's country house paintings