James Poulson has played guitars for 30 years as a hobby and has been a professional watercolor and oil painter for 20 years. His guitar playing is as vast as his landscape art is expansive. James's first professional art show was in 1978, a collection of watercolor art ranging from Montana's unparalleled scenery to snowy winter nights inside warm cozy cabins to still-lifes. James turned to oil painting full time in 1983. He was a student and still is a good friend of Clyde Aspevig, the world-renowned landscape artist. James's art is very much affected by Montana's landscapes; “I paint my life and my life is mainly landscapes.” This same feeling comes out of his guitar playing. James' work can be seen throughout galleries in America.