Thanks for Listening 2017
Wow people, here we are again. Another year over..It has been an amazing year for Linda and I, and we want to express our deepest heartfelt appreciation to our family, galleries, collectors and...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies 2018
“Resolve” the determination of this tree to keep it's fall colors as long as it can, just impressed on me the spirit of nature.Resolve, oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches ©jimserrettI always enjoy those...
View ArticleObservational Painting
Hello friends You are invited! To an exhibition of original oil paintings titled “Observational Painting.”At the Cup'n Cork Coffeehouse and Café, Cape Girardeau’s award-winning hometown coffeehouse,...
View ArticleGroovelicious Stuff !
Sign up for my Newsletter!Here at jimserrett.comGet all the latest news, patron discounts, and other groovelicious stuff!#newsletter #supportlocalartists #originalart #buyoriginalart #jimserrett...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies Spring
You can watch amazing cloud formations along the Mississippi River bottoms, there are some very nice long vistas to view the clouds roll in from the Southwest.Mississippi Thunderhead - Cloud Forms III,...
View ArticleSmall Gems - Pochade Box Paintings
Small Gems by Jim SerrettAn exhibit of my Original Pochade Box Paintings will be at the Visual Arts Cooperative. These 5 x 7-inch oil studies and sketches are on 3/8 hardwood panel ready to hang. Come...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies - September
That touch of gold in the Western skies, right at the end of day.Midas Touch, oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches, Jim SerrettNothing is more peaceful than a slow drive on a country road with summer clouds...
View ArticleHoliday Sale - "Support living artists, the dead ones don't need the money."
For the Holiday Season and in appreciation of you,I will be offering a 25% discount on all work in my Etsy store.Give the Gift of Art.Original art is a unique, lasting gift that can give joy for years...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies - Memories of Summer.
Summer’s End, oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches, Jim SerrettSummer’s End is always just a bit melancholy. The mood of this sunset seemed to say it all.There seems to be a longing for the sun in each of us.It...
View ArticleThanks for Listening 2018
As this year closes, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude and appreciation to all of you who have made this such a great year. I appreciate your, kindness, support, and generosity.Hope...
View ArticleIt’s My 10 Year Blogiversary!
Wow. This blog is ten years, 4 months old now. Wow, time flies when you are having fun.Just seems like yesterday I was learning basic programming and language to create a blog. Today there are...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies – Mexico
I must admit that I am not much of a morning person, my wife Linda finds it so funny that when we are in Mexico, I get up early and go to the beach for every sunrise. I am drawn to those amazing skies...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies – Spring
I love watching the rain on the horizon it is an endless abstraction of form, light and color. Fast-moving storm crossing the Mississippi into Illinois.Fast Storm, oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches, Jim...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies – June
It is like watching a parade of giants floating above the lake. I am small again.Cloud Parade, oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches, Jim SerrettLately the storms have been bothdangerous and beautiful.Nature is...
View ArticleFourth of July Inspiration: Howard Pyle
Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911) The Nation Makers, 1903, Oil on canvas, 40 1/4 × 26 in.Howard Pyle was a Golden Age Illustrator, painter and author.Today, Howard Pyle is not nearly as well-known as his...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
Happy ❄️ HolidaysThank you for being part of my creative world.Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951)The Toymaker, oil on canvas 24 x 20 in. Painted in 1920.Explore - Question - Learn - Enjoy, Jim...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies – Love the Process
Painting has been a major part of my life for decades. I am not sure what it would be like without it?Even when the results sucked, if I am engaged with the exploration, I am always rewarded.My sage...
View ArticleThanks for Listening 2019 - Happy New Decade!
At this time of year my thoughts are with family and friends and those loved ones lost. They will always be close to our hearts. Thanks to all of you for your support. For those who purchased work, you...
View ArticleSmall Works / Color Studies – March 2020
There are times I think the sky is daring me to paint it.As if it is saying there’s no way you can catch me.I am too wild.Untamed Sky, oil on panel, 5x7 inches, Jim SerrettThunderstorms where heavy...
View ArticleArt in the Age of Quarantine - Spring of COVID 19
Hello friends, as I write my Spring newsletter, I cannot help but think to myself is this essential? It just seems like there are much more pressing events happening in the world today. That talking...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 Artist John Trumbull, American, 1756–1843Oil on canvas, 12 ft x 18 ft, 1818This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the...
View ArticleThanks for Listening 2020
In what has been a remarkable and difficult year for us all. I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for visiting the website and the Studio Blog. Your support and interest in my work is greatly...
View ArticleSketches from the Caribbean Sea - Small Works / Color Studies
Sketches from the Caribbean Sea are available through my Etsy shop and website. These paintings are framed with Free Shipping! If interested follow this link.www.etsy.com/shop/SerrettStudio"Support...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day
Washington Crossing the Delaware.by Emanuel Leutze – 1851, oil on canvas, 149 x 255 inOne of the most recognizable images in the history of American art. The subject is from one of the turning points...
View ArticleThanks for Listening 2021
As this year closes, let me take a moment to express my gratitude and appreciation to all of you that have made this such a great year.For those patrons that purchased work, you may never truly...
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