Jim Klein likes to work on multiple paintings at once. In the farm studio, he has nine easels in a circle, each holding a canvas. “I can only see the painting I’m working on,” he [...]
During the Victorian era, floriography – the language of flowers – became a popular way for men and women to express what they couldn’t say out loud. (Sort of like an early form of texting [...]
Inspiration comes from surprising places, often when and where we least expect it. While it may feel like a lightning bolt from the blue, however, it is more likely a culmination of thoughts and ideas [...]
Snail Rock Cattails Jim often comments that, being in agriculture, you observe a lot in your surroundings over time. His observations often spark connections to what he is painting. Snail Rock Cattails refers [...]
White Top South Platte Meadow White Top began with a green and blue wash, part of the process of preparing the canvas. “It was similar to another [...]
J Klein Gallery artist Jeffrey Berryman is honored to be part of this year’s highly prestigious Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. This show, developed by [...]
Old Brownie: My First Tank Farming has been part of Jim Klein’s family for millennia. He says it’s in their DNA. As the family moved around Europe and Russia, and eventually to the [...]
A dear friend once told Jim that art is a portal of creation. He didn’t completely understand this until just recently, when contemplating his piece West Side. “Its development was entirely unexpected. I was in [...]
Texline Cow “Sometimes I feel I get along better with animals than I do with people,” admits artist Jim Klein. Growing up on a family farm outside of a small town in Colorado, [...]
I recently had the opportunity to take a cruise on the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington State. We ended our water journey at Clarkston, WA and took a ground transfer to our final destination [...]
