Born in Charleston, SC in 1945, Jim has been drawing and painting as long as he can remember.  From the time of Jim’s youth, he gravitated toward the world of art.  Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s cover of Boy’s Life, Jim knew that art was not the way to make a living.  While majoring in architecture at Clemson University, he decided that art was where his future lay.  Jim now lives on John’s Island, SC with his wife Virginia and two daughters, Diana Lynn and Tracy Jeanette, who are his greatest boosters.