Inspiration Close at Hand

Artist's Gardens: Jim McVicker

Garden Gladioli 24 x 30” Oil © Jim McVicker

In our ongoing fascination with the paintings that artists create from their own gardens, we highlight this week the work of Jim McVicker. Although inspiration can be found far and wide, many of us have found “diamonds in own backyard”. There can be great creative benefits to painting a more intimate and personal world throughout the changes of light and season. And, gardens are a challenging subject—just the variation of greens in garden foliage can be daunting!

Garden Light and Color 16 x 20” Oil © Jim McVicker