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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
"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 [...]
"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 [...]
Art and music feed the heart and soul. - Julie Garwood, American writer As summer brings long days and sunshine along the front range of Colorado, abstract contemporary artist Jim Klein finds himself with [...]
“Sculpture is like archaeology: You dig in and you find something.” — George Baselitz, German painter, sculptor and graphic artist. Farmer with horse-drawn plow, ca. 1930-1939.The Ohio History Connection SC 1425, AL00587 from [...]
“Everything happens for a reason, and part of that beauty of life is that we're not allowed to know those reasons for certain.” - Aron Ralston, American outdoorsman & mechanical engineer While in the [...]
“If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, composer, poet, writer On Sunday, October 24th, Jim Klein and Ian Jaimison’s compositions will be performed as [...]
Disruptor by Jim Klein “The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.” – Julia Cameron, teacher, artist, and author of The Artist's Way Many professional artists advise developing habits and disciplining [...]