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Since discovering the urge to draw as a young child, I've grown to find that the creation of art is now necessary to my every day self-expression.
After discovering oil paints ( "Thanks Mom" ) , I've felt that I could dive deeper still within myself and share my innermost feelings with the world. Colors express these feelings, which are then conveyed by brushstrokes, as if directly from one's soul.
The countryside of Upstate New York, where I was raised, first flowed from my brushes, most of them "Mindscapes", those landscapes of my youth, which now exist only within the memories of carefree days gone by.
I'd push the start button on my paint brushes and just let 'em rip. The results were purely spontaneous, fantasy-filled visions of places I think we'd all like to enter into and become part of, even if only momentarily.
Classical academic painting in the Italian Renaissance manner is the most recent challenge I've put upon my plate. I search for the emotions and feelings hidden deep within the subjects that most intrigue me. I convey their "stories" onto canvas through careful study of highlight and shadow in hopes that they become as compelling to you as they are to me.
 I hope that my love of God, and all of the great things He has done in my life, and continues to do, will be more than evident to those of you who view these paintings. My invitation to you, is to search, find, and enjoy the beauty and spirituality that lingers not only within the visions I choose to share, but also deep within each one of us.
Thank you for your interest in my work ~ Enjoy the ride!
Jim
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