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New Archway Gallery exhibit in Jan 27.
Venice, 36 x 48
Essence: People and Places
{Excerpt from Paper City Houston}
Color, joy and motion filled the walls of The Woodlands Arts Council gallery, which was home to a solo exhibition from Houston artist Jim N. Hill. Essence: People and Places features paintings curated by artist Annette Palme. Hill’s work combines acrylic, watercolor, collage and pencil. He’s known for his vibrant shapes and evocative sense of place.
“Everything is so bright, cheerful, happy, feel good and optimistic. It was a real joy and treasure to have here,” Palmer says. “I love how he paints the faraway places, but there are also beautiful little moments — a favorite chair, fresh flowers. I look at his depiction of laundry on a clothesline and I can almost smell it.
“It’s those moments — the birds singing in the trees, the gardeners — that stay with you.” ill describes himself as a “late bloomer” in art. Growing up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he didn’t have art at his school.
Hill describes himself as a “late bloomer” in art. Growing up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he didn’t have art at his school.
“During my second year of college, I had my first art teacher. She was great,” Hill recalls. “She’d taught at Columbia, so she knew all the famous 1950s artists from around the world. I think she saw some potential in me. Maybe enough to believe that, with her help, I could become an artist someday.
“So she helped me. That was back in 1962.”
Hill sold his first paintings in Houston in 1978.
“There was a little gallery that started selling my work,” Hill says. “They’d seen it at an outdoor flea market. I was selling pieces for $10 and $20. They said, ‘We like these. We have a gallery. Bring us more of your work.’ I brought them eight 5-by-8-inch pieces on paper.”
Finding Joy in Everyday BeautyHill finds inspiration in the beauty of everyday life and the places he’s visited.
“I look at photographs and magazines a lot, and I used to travel quite a bit,” Hill says. “Places like Venice, Florence and Santa Fe have given me a lot of ideas. I still visit Santa Fe sometimes. It’s very beautiful and always inspires me.”
Jim N. Hill’s “Venice” is a 36-by-48-inch acrylic on canvas painting signed with his middle name Ninial. (Photo courtesy Jim N. Hill)
TWAC board member Nancy Charbonneau spoke about Hill’s work at the exhibit opening.
“I’m excited to have Jim’s work as part of our collection,” she says. “His work brings joy. You can’t help but feel happy when you look at it. It
In addition to paintings on this web site, his work may be seen in a continuous exhibition of his work at
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Jim is happy to visit with collectors from around the globe. He has joined Archway Gallery, Houston with a continuing exhibition of his recent paintings.
Feel free to contact the artist for more information. Commissions accepted.
[email protected]
An arti
Jim is happy to visit with collectors from around the globe. He has joined Archway Gallery, Houston with a continuing exhibition of his recent paintings.
Feel free to contact the artist for more information. Commissions accepted.
[email protected]
