“A painted surface is a real, living form.” ― Kazimir Severinovich Malevich, Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist Did you know there’s more to consider when choosing a canvas to paint than simply the [...]
Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.” ― Chuck Klosterman Sometimes it takes another set of eyes to see what we cannot in [...]
Kiva All dreams spin out from the same web. ~ Hopi Proverb Spontaneity is a fixture in the origin of many a Jim Klein abstract painting. On occasion, this spontaneity endows a painting with [...]
Manhattan As Jim Klein likes to say, he expresses life experiences through painting abstract art. It’s spontaneous with a deep consciousness that connects with people. He believes we condense our experiences and our [...]
“My life has been nothing but a failure.” ~Claude Monet No artist is immune from the art slump. If someone as prolific as Monet had such a moment as to produce the quote above, every [...]
Behind the Preludes | Part II More Music Q&A with Jim Klein & Ian Jamison “...I express life experiences through painting abstract art. It's spontaneous, but there's a deep consciousness that connects with people. The music [...]
“Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.” ~Louis Armstrong, American jazz legend Jim Klein partnered with Ian Jamison to compose virtuosic, original compositions for [...]
We all know the saying: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This phrase is meant to give the receiver a “chin-up” type of approach to their less than ideal situation: adapt, overcome, and [...]
“Don't be afraid to be unique or speak your mind, because that's what makes you different from everyone else.” ~Dave Thomas, American businessman It’s not often in life that people “call them as they see [...]
“It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.” ~Philip Sidney For those who are unfamiliar with the horticultural or botanical nature of [...]