Jim Pennington
“to learn to paint, the painter should
copy the masters and re-copy them,
and after he has given every evidence of being a good copyist,
he might then reasonably be allowed to do a radish.”
-Degas
A self-taught artist, Jim Pennington spent his formative years studying and copying masterworks in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, The Art Institute of Boston, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Dedicated study of 19th century masterworks by Sargent, Zorn, Chase, Whistler, Cortes, and Degas as well as the chiaroscuro and sfumato effects used by Italian masters gave him a solid foundation upon which to build and experiment.
Pennington’s masterfully executed canvases bring to mind the timeless works of his mentors while exploring the beauty found in quiet moments of contemporary life.
Studied:
Copyist-Museum of Fine Arts, Boston- 1991-1994
Copyist-Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC- 1994-1996
Exhibition Record:
2002 Wyndy Morehead fine art, new orleans, solo exhibition
2003 Callan Fine Art, new orleans, solo exhibition
2004 Callan Fine Art, new orleans, solo exhibition
2005 Callan Fine Art, new orleans, solo exhibition
2007 Jim Pennington Fine Art, savannah, solo exhibition
2008 Jim Pennington Fine Art, savannah, solo exhibition
2009 wendt Gallery, laguna beach, group exhibition
2009 Jim Pennington Fine Art, savannah, solo exhibition
2009 Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, group Exhibition
2010 Jim Pennington Fine Art, Savannah, Solo Exhibition
2011 Jim Pennington Fine Art, Savannah, Solo Exhibition
2012 Jim Pennington Fine Art, Savannah, Solo Exhibition
2014 Pennington Fine Art, New Orleans
Publications:
American Art Collector-January 2009
Fine Art Connoisseur July-august 2009