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- City (no abbreviations please)
- Bradenton, Florida
- What's your favorite media?
- Acrylics on Canvas
- How long have you been drawing or painting?
- More than 3 years
- Tell us a bit about yourself:
- Jim McGonigal is a self-taught artist who favors the unconventionality of the abstract. He finds his inspiration from things encountered in daily life.
The artist finds his influence from Henri Matisse to Diego Rivera, and even some unlikely sources in pop culture such as Dr. Suess.
Jim McGonigal's present work is based on the idea of contradiction between hyper-activity and calmness. The goal is to create a unified whole by blending the subtle movements of the background with the explosiveness of the forground. The use of vivid color is to express the longing for the brighter things in life, while the splashes represent the fast pace and the inconsistancy of modern life.
In Jim McGonigal's point of view, art is a bridge over the mediocre and the mundane on the road to self-discovery and emotional freedom. It represents the artist's battle to find freedom from the heaviness of the trivial. His artwork is an attempt to find an oasis in the desert of the sterile conformity of daily life.
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**I am currently seeking galleries to display and sell my artwork.**
**Also I am looking for representation.**
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Please feel free to visit my other online gallery at:
www.yessy.com/mcgonigal
http://mcgonigal.nobullart.com
www.ArtWanted.com/McGonigal
www.visualdiner.com/index.php/critique/critique_member_Gallary/by_a...
Visit my original arts group at
www.akronarts.com
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Bulgarian Cartoon:
Тримата глупаци и кравата - The three fools and the cow
Jim McGonigal's Artwork
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Quotes That Aspire to Inspire
Posted on August 3, 2008 at 2:18pm —
The List of the Famous Who Have Died for Their Addictions
Posted on August 3, 2008 at 4:44am —
Support Your Local Arts Community
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 4:14pm —
Tragic Genius: Quotes from Vincent Van Gogh
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:56pm —
Tragic Genius: Quotes from Frida Kahlo
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:51pm —
Tragic Genius: Quotes from Jackson Pollock
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:48pm —
Quotes from True Genius: Pablo Picasso
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:42pm —
Imprisoned (Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:30pm —
Visitation (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:29pm —
Crucified Heart (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:21pm —
I Wish I Could Write You Something (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 3:00pm —
Nowhere to Hide (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 2:42pm —
"?" (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 2:30pm —
Can't Count the Tears (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 2:30pm —
Love by Design (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 2:11pm —
This is Living? (A Poem)
Posted on August 1, 2008 at 1:57pm —
Comment Wall (81 comments)
- At 3:01am on December 16, 2009,
Margarita said…
Enjoy
Comments and Graphics - Happy Holidays Layouts - Photobucket
- At 6:34am on February 14, 2009,
Margarita said…
Fat Tuesday Graphics
- At 4:10am on December 28, 2008,
Marilyn said… 
Free Comments and Graphics
- At 4:42am on November 27, 2008,
Marilyn said…
Myspace Thanksgiving Graphics
- At 4:05am on October 21, 2008,
Marilyn said…
- Hi Jim, thanks for sharing all of the above, just dropped by to say hello and see what's new. I will have to come back to your page and read more. Have a great week.
Marilyn
- At 10:07pm on August 1, 2008,
Shrl said… - Hi Jim, nice to meet you too, I lived in Sarasota for years but moved away in 1996 to N. Florida, just a tad cooler. Love your abstract works.
- At 4:17am on July 12, 2008,
Margarita said…
- Jim
come back we miss you, and also to wishyou a grate life.
your friend
- At 12:57am on June 14, 2008,
Designed_by_Shiree said… - what type of paints are you using to get such a free flow look?
- At 1:21pm on June 9, 2008,
Okeekat said… - Thanks so much Jim for your generous compliments.
Things are well here. I'm right in town south of 70 just on the lake. Thanks much!! Happy Painting!!
- At 12:56pm on June 9, 2008,
Okeekat said…
- Hi Jim, Great artwork you have there!! Seems you are my neighbor!
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