A large abstract painting 200x170cm / 78,7x66,9in made during an artistic performance called « Presence painting » with his son Lancelot the year of his birth, the year of the Dragon. Lancelot is a Dragon in Chinese astrology, he was born in 2012. Forest Dragon was made in «Les Bois d'Arax», the forest that James uses as an outdoor studio. Indeed, for James, the forest is like the last refuge in a highly urbanized world where there is no mystery anymore. « I like the idea of making a particular NFT to share this painting so singular in my production, a unique piece of my personal collection. » James creates an artistic performance called Presence Painting Performance (3P). It’s a new type of portraiture, an augmented portrait to catch the presence of the model. For each painting James invites a new person-model whose presence inspires him. Since 2006, he has produced 100 unique artistic performances. Concretely what’s Presence Painting Performance? It’s an augmented portrait and a disruptive form of model representation, an assemblage work combining different medias: an XL matrix painting 200x170cm / 78,7x66,9in which is the masterpiece, a series of paintings on small papers, photos of the person-model in front of the painting, photos of the artworks staged in the studio, videos of the painting session. There is always an original spatial and artistic device : camera, remote control, video screen, egg chair 360°. All these artworks allow James to capture and restore the presence of the model.