The Jim Hansel Print Collection
Jim Hansel
Jim Hansel, one of America’s premier wildlife artist, is an artist with a bit of a twist. At the age of 12, Jim was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition called Stargardts.
This eye condition has left him legally blind, but yet he pursued his passion for painting with the use of low vision devices and is one of the most collected artists in the United States and Canada. As a result of his partial loss of vision, Jim hopes to serve as an inspiration to the American spirit in overcoming his disability and pursuing his passion for art. With images in nature, wildlife and Americana, Jim shows versatility and love of his subjects.
At a young age, Jim began to demonstrate his artistic ability. Throughout his life, he 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. Jim’s ability to paint these images has not come without its challenges, because of his visual limitations. The world we see is not always the world Jim sees but yet he has created beautifully detailed images with the use of magnifiers and low-vision devices. He works only one or two inches away from the canvas and painstakingly adds details. He has a clear picture in his mind of the final product but has never seen one like the average person can.
Hansel also relies on his camera to capture his ideas and bring them into focus. Like many other artists, Jim uses photographs to bring the landscape and subjects back to his studio. At this point, he 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 Hansel, one of America’s premier wildlife artist, is an artist with a bit of a twist. At the age of 12, Jim was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition called Stargardts.
This eye condition has left him legally blind, but yet he pursued his passion for painting with the use of low vision devices and is one of the most collected artists in the United States and Canada. As a result of his partial loss of vision, Jim hopes to serve as an inspiration to the American spirit in overcoming his disability and pursuing his passion for art. With images in nature, wildlife and Americana, Jim shows versatility and love of his subjects.
At a young age, Jim began to demonstrate his artistic ability. Throughout his life, he 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. Jim’s ability to paint these images has not come without its challenges, because of his visual limitations. The world we see is not always the world Jim sees but yet he has created beautifully detailed images with the use of magnifiers and low-vision devices. He works only one or two inches away from the canvas and painstakingly adds details. He has a clear picture in his mind of the final product but has never seen one like the average person can.
Hansel also relies on his camera to capture his ideas and bring them into focus. Like many other artists, Jim uses photographs to bring the landscape and subjects back to his studio. At this point, he 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.
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$54.95 - Print Alone
$119.95 - Print with frame
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$54.95 - Print Alone
$119.95 - Print with frame
Shipped Directly To You
All items are shipped directly from us to you.
For customer support or to order by phone, please call and leave a message at 1-320-733-0361 and we will return your call within 24 hours. Thank you so much, we appreciate your business!