Waiting in the Dental Office Acrylic on canvas, 67" x 67" x 1" In "Waiting in the Dental Office", Michael James captures a quiet, contemplative moment drawn from the stillness and surreal reality of the COVID-19 lockdown era. in his stylistic Chromatic Stylized Realism, a young teenage boy, dressed in a grey hoodie, sits calmly in a waiting room, his head resting on his fist, eyes turned toward something unseen beyond the left edge of the frame. Though he faces the viewer, his attention is elsewhere, suspended in the liminal space between presence and distraction. Behind him, a clock reminiscent of Dalí’s iconic melting timepieces bends reality, underscoring the temporal distortion of pandemic life. Subtly positioned on the opposite wall, a miniature version of James’s iconic 2020 painting "Contemplations of an Empty Nest" serves as both visual Easter egg and emotional thread, revealing that the woman in that earlier work is the boy’s mother, weaving a quiet familial continuity into James’s oeuvre. Rendered in a restrained yet vibrant palette; Naples yellow, chromatic reds, violet greys, and burnt orange, James anchors the scene in strong Mars black outlines, imbuing the composition with graphic precision and emotional clarity. Part portrait, part psychological vignette, "Waiting in the Dental Office" offers more than a moment of idle patience; it becomes a meditation on endurance, maturity, and the quiet resilience of youth in uncertain times.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Michael James

Exact Dimensions

67" x 67" x 1"

Year Created

2022

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Hand signed

Materials

Acrylic on Canvas