The Last Look: Remembering Shadow | Behind the Canvas
Losing a beloved pet is one of the hardest experiences many of us face. In this blog The Last Look: Remembering Shadow, we reflect on the life of Shadow, a loyal border collie mix [...]
The Hoosiers Question | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
Hoosiers by Jim Klein “Or they laughed at Indiana, because the people there proudly call themselves Hoosiers even though they have no idea what Hoosier means. Some historians believe it comes from [...]
Memories of Sweden | Behind the Canvas
Åtta by Jim Klein “En arbetsam människa är bättre än en hop dagdrivare.” (A hard-working man is better than a crowd of loafers.) - Classic Swedish saying, author unknown In the [...]
Eight Paintings for Piano, Part 2 | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever. Dame Julie Andrews When listening to a piece of music or studying a painting, [...]
Eight Paintings for Piano, Part 1 | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
Art and music shine a light of meaning on ordinary life, and through them we are able to confront the things that trouble us and to find consolation and peace in their presence. Roger Scruton, [...]
Artificial Intelligence + Fine Art | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
“Is artificial intelligence less than our intelligence?” Spike Jonze, American director With the explosive advent of ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other readily accessible A.I. programs, the use of A.I. in digital creative pursuits [...]
White Out | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
"White Out" by Jim Klein| 20x16 | Acrylic “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so [...]
Paint What You Know | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
"When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." - Daniel Webster, American lawyer and statesman There are so many experiences we go through in life that we [...]
I-70 | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
"He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw everything as far as you can see" - Rocky Mountain High, John Denver While some may find the drive along Interstate 70 (for [...]
The Flood | Behind the Canvas with Jim Klein
The Flood is an autobiographical account of the 1973 flood in the Kersey, Colorado area. That April, there was a sudden breach in a local reservoir, which sent the town into pandemonium. News helicopters were [...]