James C. Christensen

James C. Christensen (September 26, 1942 – January 8, 2017) was an American illustrator and painter of religious and fantasy art.

[1] He has had numerous showings of his work throughout the US and has been commissioned by media companies to create artwork for their publications, such as Time-Life Books and Omni.

He employed many-layered medieval and Renaissance clothing, and hunched backs symbolizing the burdens people carry in life.

"[1] He was approached by Pixar to consult on Finding Nemo but declined in order to work on a mural for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

[4] Christensen's book Voyage of the Basset was the source of controversy in 2006 when a resident of Bountiful, Utah, demanded that the book be removed from circulation from the young adult section at the Davis County Library in nearby Farmington, Utah because some of the illustrations were deemed too suggestive.

He resided in Orem, Utah in a house he designed filled with secret passages and sculptures inspired by his paintings.