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CHAPMAN, JIM

One cannot help but notice the obvious delight that Jim Chapman takes in creating his paintings, a sincere gratification in being given the opportunity to express his vision of color, form, and texture in a visceral conversation with the viewer.  In his still life paintings, this opportunity allows him to imbue a history into an inanimate, even mundane, object, one that imposes itself consciously or unconsciously upon the painter as he struggles with the symbolism of iconography of the image.   Jim Chapman has been a working, exhibiting, and award-winning artist since the 1970's, when he studied in the southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina with Warren Dennis, William Dunlap, and Noyes Long, as well as with John Groth of the Arts Students League in New York City.   He has traveled widely in the United States, Europe, and Asia, working in the media of painting and photography on commercial projects for Crown Publishing, the North Carolina Department of Tourism, and a number of private commissions. In 1985 he assisted Christo and Jeanne-Claude on their Surrounded Islands project in Miami, Florida.   Mr. Chapman has developed a highly personal, unique style while addressing the traditional subject matter of still life and landscape. His palette is an inspired variation on Post-Impressionism color theory combined with a keen observation of the natural world.  Indeed, his richly textured paintings are a feast for the eyes.