About the Artist

Being born and raised on Long Island New York has played a large role in Jim’s landscape paintings. From swimming to surf casting with his father off Montauk Point, he has always loved the water and the ocean waves with its ever changing dynamic shapes and energy.

He was educated at Villanova University as a Civil Engineer.  He was always sketching and drawing but didn’t turn to painting until later in his career.  He has studied at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn, NY; The Teaching Studios of Art in Oyster Bay, NY and with friend and mentor Gianni (John) Monteleone.  He is current a member of the Gold Coast Artist Guild, the Art League of Long Island, and of the Oil Painters of America.

Jim always strives to push the realism in his artwork; from portraits, to landscapes and to capture depth in his still life.