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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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 Double Vision ~ Giclee on Canvas by Jim Hansel $649.00 |
 The Challenge by Jim Hansel Giclee on Canvas S&N Extremely Limited Edition Of Only 48 $450.00 |
 $85.00 Complete Serenity by Jim Hansel |
 $125.00 Harvest Ringnecks by Jim Hansel |
 $85.00 Days Gone By by Jim Hansel |
 $125.00 Field Of Dreams by Jim Hansel |
 $85.00 Twilight Fire by Jim Hansel |
 $85.00 Back Forty Bobwhites by Jim Hansel |
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 $85.00 Autumn Visitors by Jim Hansel |
 $85.00 Return To Refuge by Jim Hansel |
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and when art sells out. Prices and availability of artwork do change overnight
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