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<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#fbb117" LINK="#fff380" ALINK="#fff380" VLINK="#fff380" BGPROPERTIES="FIXED" BackGround="http://"> <FONT FACE="Papyrus,Times New Roman,SURREAL,Lucida Handwriting,Arial,Helvetica,Swiss,Swiss721 BT"> <FONT FACE="Papyrus,Arial" COLOR="#fbb117" SIZE="3"> <table width="100%" height="100%" align="center" border="0" HSpace="0" VSpace="0"><tr> <td align="center"> <Table align="center" width="100%"> <TR> <TD align="center"> <h1 class="Title">Jim Dick</h1> </td></tr></table> <table width="800" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr><td> <TABLE BORDER="0" ALIGN="LEFT" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <tr><td align="center" width="265"> <table><TR><TD> <IMG class="MainImg" SRC="http://pictures.fwdart.com/Photos/s1/fwdart.com/dick/ArtistBio/1.jpg?04283wHCKXRxLHV" ALT=" Jim Dick - " Name="" LongDesc="http://www.fwdart.com/dick/ArtistBio/go+PIC=1" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0"></TR></TD></table> </td></tr> </table> <font size="1"><BR CLEAR=RIGHT></font> <div class="Text">Jim D. Dick is a Montana artist in the truest sense. He is Montana-born, son of Montana natives, and a full-time resident of the state. Born in Glasgow, Mt. during the notorious winter of '49 to a family of wheat farmers, he learned how to work hard with his father and brother. As a teen, he enjoyed experimenting with drawing and oil paints on his own, but eventually earned a 'more practical degree' in business and finance from Fresno Pacific College. After graduation and two years of business experience, he went back to his art endeavors and found them most fulfilling. <br><br> His strong work ethic has served Jim well as he spends as many hours painting in a day as light will allow. As a young artist, he learned technical skills from painting with other artists and read everything he could find on oil painting... especially landscapes. Painting outdoors has been his most valuable teacher over the years. He enjoys the challenge of reproducing true color, value progressions, and emotional light variations seen in the beauties of Creation. All of his pieces begin with a 'plein air' field study done on location. <br><br> Jim married his wife, Dayle, in Billings in 1977, and in 1981 the family moved to a small cabin on sixty remote acres of the Tobacco Root Range of the Rocky Mountains in Madison County, Mt. The rugged mountains provided an infinite display of subject matter. During those twelve years of mountain-top-living, the popularity of Jim's art grew as he was featured at the Museum of the Rockies, The Hole In The Wall Gallery of Ennis and Big Sky, Mt., and D.E. Gallery of Bozeman. <br><br> In October of 1992, Jim, Dayle, and their two daughters moved to a rural Belgrade acreage on Cardinal Drive near the beautiful Gallatin River. Here they have built a log home with a studio where they host seasonal art shows. They also advertise Jim's work in the popular magazines featuring the state. His work is known across the nation and collected by folks who love Montana's natural beauty and Jim's unique style of realism. </div> <BR CLEAR=ALL> <BR> </FONT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">  </script> <BR> </td></tr> </table> </td> </table> <BR><BR><center><br>Jim Dick<br><br><br> USA<br> <br><a href="mailto:"></a></center><br><br> <table width="100%" align="right"><TR><TD> <BR><BR><a href="http://www.fwdart.com/dick/ArtistBio/go" target="_top"><LI><B> Jim Dick - Artist Bio - ArtistBio</B></a> <BR><BR><a href="http://www.fwdart.com/dick/Originals/go" target="_top"><LI><B> Original Art <br> by Jim Dick - Original Art - Originals</B></a> <BR><BR><a href="http://www.fwdart.com/dick/Prints/go" target="_top"><LI><B> Limited Edition Prints <br> by Jim Dick - Limited Edition Prints - Prints</B></a> <br>Sat Jul 31 13:59:36 2010 </TD></TR></table> </font> </BODY>