Jim LePage is a graphic designer and abstract artist made his way into the field in a rather unorthodox way. He spent several years working as a preschool teacher until 2003 when he found himself in need of a career change. His wife suggested that he go back to school, and although he had little to no experience in art previously, he enrolled in a graphic design program at a local college.
“I was not that kid who was always drawing. Other than playing in a couple bands, I didn’t have much experience creating art,” Jim told us. In fact, before that time, he never even owned a computer, let alone created art with intent.
While attending school for graphic design didn’t necessarily make a ton of sense, he persisted in the endeavor. “Fortunately, I was stupid enough to do it and it ended up being something I not only have some talent at, but also enjoy,” Jim told us.
Jim began experimenting with abstract painting around 2012, not realizing that it would eventually lead him down an entirely new and exciting career path — one that came with complete freedom of expression.
“My background and training is in graphic design where projects are steered by the needs and goals of a client,” he explained. “With my personal abstract work, I get to explore, free from any rules or client needs. It’s been a great opportunity to do a lot of experimentation and discover my own aesthetic preferences.”
Jim’s paintings were featured in the album artwork and promotional materials for Feist’s album, Pleasure, which included print ads and billboards throughout Chicago and Los Angeles. “I’m a huge fan of hers and have really been wanting to get more into the world of album art, so it was pretty amazing to see that all come together,” he told us.
Over the years, Jim has established a massive portfolio of work through his studio, Chroma Supply, specializing in collections that largely feature abstract and three-dimensional artworks with hyper-realistic texture.
One of Chroma Supply’s most recent releases is Cast – Recolored Paint Textures, a collection of “dreamy and subdued textures” that blend contemporary abstract design elements with 70s vintage aesthetics. Cast – Recolored Paint Textures offers a variety of textures with muted tones that lend a retro and awesomely psychedelic flair to design projects of all kinds.
This collection was born from Chroma Supply’s existing library of abstract paintings — which is massive. They pored through their entire archive of paintings and handpicked a few of their favorites to be included in this series alongside new and never-before-released images.
Chroma Supply’s work didn’t end there. For cohesion throughout, they reduced the images down to their black and white bones and meticulously recolored each piece. Cast – Recolored Paint Textures offers a variety of both warm-toned and cool-toned abstract artwork that carries a soft, dreamlike glow cast over an explosion of color and motion.
Quite frankly, each image in this series is a work of art all on its own and could easily be printed on canvas and hung on a wall as a decor accent, but they’re perfect for album art, book covers, posters, marketing materials, product packaging, merchandise, apparel, fabric designs and home accents, advertising, displays, signage, branding, and identity projects.
Cast – Recolored Paint Textures offers its collection in high resolution, 5000x5000px at 300dpi (RGB), making it perfect for both print and digital design applications. Through Photoshop, you can absolutely customize the look and feel through adjustment layers, and you can use these images at full size or cropped to put the focus on the macro details.
Beyond the image collection itself, Cast – Recolored Paint Textures also offers a set of .abr brushes that were made from the textures in this series, so you can actually create your own abstract works of art in Photoshop or Affinity!
Chroma Supply currently offers almost 150 products through YouWorkForThem. If you love abstract images with a lot of color and texture, you’re going to want to check out their portfolio to see all of their work! They offer a wide variety of abstract paintings and textures, each one as unique as the next. Their work is vivid and mesmerizing, making your design possibilities endless!
