"Lunarberry One" Painting

To experiment ,explore, and push the boundaries of representative art, that is the energy and rush of the creative process. I don't think a painting formula that works commercially again and again is true Art. My style is personal experience. Places. people,time, and space. life that happened..experiences my eyes have seen..and how I translate it though my combination of realism and subjective visualizations. "When I work, I use color to drawn the viewer into my world. Everyone perceives an image differently,as their own eyes view it, and draw their own unique feelings and conclusions, just like every other person on the planet. My paintings want to entice the senses to explore beyond what their eyes tell them." Born in Central Wisconsin, Jim has produced art since early childhood, as he remembers,standing in his crib and drawing at about 3 years old. "I recall the orange crayon..I did a self-portrait on my cowboy wallpaper." Jim first attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, and was initially enrolled in advertising Illustration, but quickly was swept into the free flowing river of fine art painting. After several years at Layton, Jim was accepted to Minneapolis School of Art. There he had a guest instructor in 1966 named Christo Javacheff, Later known as Christo, the renown Installation artist. Marin counties' Running Fence" in 1982, and Central Parks "Gates" in 2005 are examples of his work. For a semester project at Minneapolis, Christo taught a construction class and inspired him to find Jim's own 'Art Energy'.　 When I work, I use color to drawn the viewer into my world. Everyone perceives an image differently,as their own eyes view it, and draw their own unique feelings and conclusions. I want my work to entice the senses of the viewer to explore, beyond what their eyes think they see." Shows, exhibitions, publications,new work, and current projects are viewable on his website.
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