Jim McVicker
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Biography
Upon seeing 19th-century French landscapes at the age of twenty-one, Jim McVicker had an awakening to art. The beauty and sensitivity saw in those works changed his he perception of the world. McVicker started studying art history, painted copies of French Impressionist landscapes, and enrolled in life drawing and painting classes at Chaffey Community College. In 1975 he decided to become a full-time painter. He moved from Ontario, California, where he was raised, to Northern California, searching for and finding a quieter, more rural lifestyle. He met and worked with several highly-accomplished artists, painting landscapes on location daily, or painting in the studio, always working from the still-life setup or models. He learned from direct observation of nature, by looking at and studying notable art from the past, and working alongside more developed artists.
In 1984, McVicker met his wife and fellow artist, Terry. Today, the couple live in Loleta, California, a small rural town just south of Eureka, where McVicker continues to paint daily, following his passion for painting from life, trying to capture the light, atmosphere, space, and mysterious beauty all around us. Jim McVicker is a Signature Artist Member of the California Art Club.
Press and Publications
American Legacy Fine Arts Featured in American Art Collector Magazine, May 2023 Issue
In its definition of “still life”, the Tate museum in London states, “In the hierarchy of genres (or subject types) for art established in the 17th century by the French …
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Peter Adams and Jim McVicker featured in Epoch Times July 13, 2021
It’s a first for Sotheby’s NY. From July 16 through to July 26, the prestigious auction house will host an online sale titled “Contemporary Realism: Important 21st-Century Works.” A total …
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Jim McVicker Featured in Plein Air Magazine September 2015 Issue
Californian Jim McVicker challenges himself by being critical of his paintings, but when he feels confident about a particular work, he keeps putting it forward. And that confidence was rewarded …
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Jim McVicker Featured in California Art Clubs Newsletter Winter/Spring 2015
IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CALIFORNIA IS HUMBOLT COUNTY with its stands of old growth redwoods and more than no miles of coastline, mostly rugged and wild. Humbolt is also …
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