Jim Hansel

In this country, we are blessed with many talented artists. Jim Hansel is not only talented, but he has had to overcome special challenges to paint beautifully. At a young age, Jim began to demonstrate his artistic ability. Throughout his life, Jim never swayed from his childhood dream of becoming an artist. Jim's love of wildlife and the outdoors, has been the subject of his artwork for many years. However, Jim's ability to paint these images has not come without its challenges. The world we see is not always the world Jim sees. In 1972, at the age of twelve, Jim was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition called Stargardts. This eye condition has left Jim legally blind. Despite Jim's visual limitations, he has learned to create beautifully detailed images with the use of magnifiers and low-vision aids. As Jim paints in the detail work on a painting, he is working only one or two inches away from the canvas. Yet, while he painstakingly adds these details, he has a clear picture in his mind of the final product. Jim also relies on his camera to capture his ideas and bring them into focus. Like many other artists, Jim uses photographs to bring the landscapes and wildlife models back to his studio. At this point, Jim will enlarge the images, if it is necessary, for him to see them more clearly. But, snapping pictures is not the same as painting original oils. Amazingly, as Jim puts on his glasses and begins his brush strokes, his paintings come into focus. But, only a few square inches at a time. Jim believes that due to his vision, he spends more time on a painting adding more detail than many other artists. He has spent up to four months on a single painting. Jim has said that he wants his artwork to be judged on its own merit and not on the basis that he is an artist with a visual impairment. This determination has launched Hansel into the national spotlight. Since the release of his first image in 1987, Jim has produced nearly 100 limited edition prints. Many of the editions are sold out.

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Autumn Harvest by Jim Hansel $80.00

Comforts Of Home by Jim Hansel $80.00

Wings in The Mist by Jim Hansel $225.00

Passing The Buck by Jim Hansel $85.00

Breaking the Silence by Jim Hansel $225.00

Spring Fever by Jim Hansel $225.00

Song in The Mist by Jim Hansel $225.00

Eyes in The Mist by Jim Hansel $225.00

Cautious Gaze ~ Giclee on Canvas by Jim Hansel $649.00

Double Vision ~ Giclee on Canvas by Jim Hansel $649.00

$125.00 After The Thaw by Jim Hansel

$125.00 My Favorite Place by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Complete Serenity by Jim Hansel

$125.00 Harvest Ringnecks by Jim Hansel

$125.00 Field Of Dreams by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Days Gone By by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Twilight Fire by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Field of Dreams II by Jim Hansel Temporally Sold Out

$36.00 Winter Haven by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Back Forty Bobwhites by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Autumn Visitors by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Return To Refuge by Jim Hansel

$36.99 At The Crossing by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Close Encounter by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Duet by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Golden Hideaway by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Dawns Early Light by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Out for The Evening by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Summer Evening by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Changing Season by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Endangered Moment by Jim Hansel

$85.00 Headwaters by Jim Hansel

$85.00 The Harvest Season by Jim Hansel

$36.00 Wake Up Call by Jim Hansel

$19.00 Bird Season by Jim Hansel

$19.00 Keeping The Watch by Jim Hansel

$50.00 Woodland Friends by Jim Hansel

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