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About
the Artist
"As
an artist, I specialize in painting the rural
American landscape where I virtually become part of that landscape in my effort
to express the infinite beauty given to us by our creator."
Originally from Bucks County Pennsylvania, the
major
influences on Jim’s work were his father who was a landscape painter, Winslow
Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Richard Schmid, the Pennsylvania and the early California
Impressionists particularly William Ritschel and Armin Hansen. |
" I
prefer working ‘en plein air’ whereby
I can intimately observe my subject in the pure, natural
light. No photographic reference can replace this firsthand
experience. I may revisit the site several times
when the lighting conditions are similar in order to
reaffirm relationships, simplify the complexities of
too much extraneous detail and explore more deeply
what initially inspired me to paint the scene. All
of this is made even more exciting when I am so engrossed
in my work that suddenly I find that a curious horse
or cow has quietly come up behind me and I feel its
head almost resting on my shoulder or when it nibbles
my French Easel or my brush tips. "
Though primarily self-taught, Jim holds a BS in
Education, pursued an MA with a concentration in painting
at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and
studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
His work has been featured in fine publications including Fine
Art Connoisseur Magazine (February,
2006 Ed., Salon d’ Art, Today’s Masters).
Jim
has exhibited in many important National and Regional
juried exhibitions including Allied
Artists of America 93rd National Exhibition at
the National Arts Club, The American
Artists Professional League 77th and 78th Grand National
Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club Galleries,
Oil Painters of America East/Southeast Regional Exhibition,
19th Annual Bosque Conservatory
Art Classic, and the 13th
Annual Santa Fe Trail Show. He
has been invited to exhibit in the 2007
Biennale Internazionale del’ Arte Contemporanea in
Italy.
Jim
has twice won the John
R. Grabach Memorial Awardfor Best Oil,
the Julia
K. Castro Memorial Award for Oil.
He is a member of the Salmagundi Club, The American
Artists Professional League (NY), and the Oil Painters
of America.
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The
University of the Arts, MA Program – Painting
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts – Independent Study
College of New Jersey, BS – Education
Mercer County Community College,
AA – Graphic Design
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National
Juried
Exhibitions:
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Allied
Artists of America
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93rd National Exhibition
National Arts Club, New York
Jurors: Fred Staloff,
Ch., Richard Botto, Robert Palevitz
The American Artists Professional League, NY
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78th Grand National Exhibition of Paintings,
Graphics & Sculpture Salmagundi
Club, New York, NY
Jurors: The National Board
The American Artists Professional League NY
- 77th Grand National Exhibition of Paintings & Sculpture
The Salmagundi Club, New York
Jurors: The National Board
The
American Artists Professional League – Member Exhibition
Pen & Brush,
New York, NY
Jurors: Members
of the National Board
Oil
Painters of America
East/Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional
Oils
Brazier Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia
Juror: Zhiwei Tu, Master Signature Member
Oil Painters of America
19th Annual Bosque Conservatory Art Classic
2004
Bosque Conservatory Art Council, Clifton,
Texas
Juror: Bruce Green, past President Cowboy Artists
of America,
Exhibitor Masters of the American West,
Prix de West Cowboy Hall of Fame
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
Marlton, New Jersey
Juror: June L. Maxwell. PSA, Master Pastelist Pastel Society of America
Full member Salmagundi Club, New York
Gallery West Fourth Annual National Juried Show 2001
Alexandria, Virginia
Juror: Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Art Historian, Curator, and Author
Harvard University, Oberlin College
Impressionism Into The Next Century 2000
Mills Pond House Gallery, Saint James, New York
Juror: Francesca Valeria, Robert Lehman Collection,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
13th Santa Fe Trail Art Show 2000
A.R.Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, Colorado
10th Annual International Juried Art Exhibition 2000
Havre de Grace Arts Commission, Havre de Grace, Maryland
Juror: Susan Rosenberg, Assistant Curator Twentieth Century Art,
Philadelphia Museum of Art
23rd Mountain Art Show 2000
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Juror: Madeleine Marx, President, National Assoc. of Women Artists
Juror: Naoto Nakagawa, Japanese-American Watercolorist
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Regional
Juried
Exhibitions: |
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NJ Chapter American Artists Professional League
Open State Exhibition, 2006
Shrewsbury Art Guild
Shrewsbury, New Jersey
NJ Chapter American Artists Professional League
Annual Exhibition, 2006
Ocean County College
Toms River, New Jersey
NJ Chapter American Artists Professional League
Annual Exhibition 2005
Ocean County College
Toms River, New Jersey
Annual
Juried Oil-Acrylic-Pastel Exhibition 2004, 2005, 2006
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
Marlton, New Jersey
Third Annual Juried Show 2001
Louisa Melrose Gallery
Frenchtown, NJ
The One Show 1998
The University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual Watercolor Show 1996
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey,
Marlton, New Jersey
Works On Paper 1995
Perkins Center for the Arts,
Moorestown, New Jersey
Watercolor LBI – 11th Annual 1994
Long Beach Island Art Studio & Gallery,
Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Annual Watercolor Show 1994
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey,
Marlton, New Jersey
Café Gallery Group Exhibition
Café Gallery,
Burlington, New Jersey
Waterfowl Arts Festival
Salisbury,
Maryland
Garden House Studio Group Spring Exhibition
Berlin, New Jersey
John Stover Mill Annual Exhibition
John Stover Mill,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Selected
Publications:
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Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Feature Article
National Emerging Artists
Leanin’ Tree
Publishing Company
Boulder, Colorado
Sports Afield Magazine
New York, NY
Fur-Fish-Game Magazine
Ohio
Hunting Dog Magazine
Dayton, Ohio
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Awards: |
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Julia K. Castro Memorial Award for Oil
American Artists Professional League, NY
John R. Grabach Memorial Award for Best Oil
The American Artists Professional League, NJ
Merit Award
The American Artists Professional League, NJ
John R. Grabach Memorial Award for Oil
The American Artists Professional League, NJ
Best In Show 2003, 2005
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
Third Place 2004
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
Honorable Mention 2002
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
Honorable Mention
John Stover Mill Show, Bucks County, PA
Honorable Mention
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
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Professional
Organizations:
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The Salmagundi Art Club
(NY)
The American Artists Professional League (NY)
Oil Painters of America, Associate Member
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