Jim at “Mazin Art Exhibition”

My painting “Rustic Barn No. 1″ was selected to be exhibited, along with 20 other paintings from over 150 entries, in the upcoming Mazin Art Exhibition.  The exhibition is at at the Jewish Community Center (3600 Dutchmans Lane) and opens on Sunday December 11.  Please visit me at the opening, or stop by the exhibition when you [...]

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Final Preparations for St. James

The St. James Art Fair starts Friday.  I am fevershily making final preparations on several new paintings for the show.  I will be in a new location this year, on Magnolia, just off Third Street (Booth No. 809).  If you are in Louisville this weekend, the weather looks promising, so come by and see my [...]

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A Step At A Time to Achieve Success

“ We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. ” Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962)  U.N. diplomat, humanitarian, U.S. first lady Do you think this applies to your art [...]

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Art in the Arbor This Weekend

Art in the Arbor is this Saturday (10 am – 6 pm) and Sunday (10 am – 5 pm). Come out and see my newest paintings. I will be in Booth #60 (roughly in the center of the show, towards the back).

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Countdown to Cherokee

The Cherokee Triangle Art Show is this weekend! I will be set up in my customary spot (Booth No. 408). Come by, see my new works and say hello. And remember, existing customers always get 10% off anything they buy. The Cherokee show has lots of artists, food & drinks and the layout is easy [...]

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Works at Revelry Gallery

I recently placed three paintings with Revelry Gallery. These will be on display and for sale through the gallery from now until the end of June. Stop by and take a look, or you can still order directly through me, if you prefer (don’t worry, the gallery still gets their cut!).

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Jekyll Island Painting Trip

Here are some images from my recent painting trip to Jekyll Island, GA. I drove down to meet my sister and her daughter, who were vacationing there for a week. I decided to drive so that I could bring my new plein air painting set up and do some painting. This was a mixed bag [...]

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Jim’s 2011 Art Show Schedule

I have established my Art Show Schedule for 2011. Not all shows are final yet, but most are. You can view a timeline of my show schedule by clicking this link: http://interactivetimeline.com/222/2011-art-show-timeline/. I will update this timeline as new information becomes available. You can View or Download a pdf file of my schedule from my [...]

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“ Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ” Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Dutch painter

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Make Your Own Canvas Panels

You can make your own canvas painting panels at a much lower cost than you can buy them pre-made. In my new video, I show you how to make (8) 16×20” and (4) 11×14” panels for a total cost of $50. All my videos are available for free viewing on my blog. Check it out [...]

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Learning Landscape Painting from Richard Schmid

I have been spending quite a bit of time lately learning from the renowned landscape painter Richard Schmid.  No, I have not personally studied with him, but I have read his two books and watched his four DVDs on landscape painting.  I am drawn to his style and I am fascinated by his philosophy and [...]

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New Oil Paintings

I have recently completed two new oil paintings.  They are both “impressionistic” but one is “more” impressionistic than the other.

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Plein Air Painting – For Real!

Just to prove to you that I can suck it up and really do some Plein Air painting, here I am painting at one of my favorite locations, Seneca Golf Course.

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