Heavenly skies

Sealife

Fanta-Sea I have lived by

the beach all my life, where the

relaxing sun and surf tends to bring out the

daydreams and fantasies.

California dreamin'Having spent all of my

early years living by the southern California

coast, waves became a very big influence on my art. My two most popular ocean themes were woman forming from waves (1976 and

horses forming into waves (1991).Here I

have combined my two favorite themes into one painting which I call my

California Dreamin.

Gentle storm

Enchanted Sea Ideas, to me are

the most important part of

my paintings. They can also be the hardest. You can't find them in your drawers. You can't buy them at the mall. You can

only get them from your own

imagination. They are a joy when

they come, and a frustration when they don't. They are why I paint.

At Sunset Nature seems so alive

and romantic at the beach, especially at

sunset.

Mystic falls

Friends of Mother Nature

One of the friendliest creatures on earth are the

dolphins.

Mother Nature in the New Millenium

In 1991 I painted one of my favorite paintings of that time

"Mother Nature". This painting was chosen as the cover of my

1997 book "The Art of Jim Warren" because of it's ability to

instantly catch one's eye, and I felt it very much represented my

overall painting style. Ten years later I decided "Why not revise this painting", with a slightly

brighter, more "New Millennium" look. Rather than an actual

revision, I think it could better be described as Mother Nature

Revisited, with a few new touches such as the new 2001 PT Cruiser

traveling down the road, replacing the Rolls Royce in the earlier version. I have often used my

friends, relatives and my children as models in my paintings, so it was only fitting that I use as the

model our new family car, the PT Cruiser.

A Place of Memories It's hard to forget that

special place that we were at when we first fell in

love. No matter the place, or the person, we see both

as the ultimate beauty. And the memories of

both become intertwined forever it seems.

Nature Walk In this high tech hustle & bustle work-a-day world which we live in today, it appears we have lost site

of, and sometimes forgotten all together one of our greatest treasures,

Mother Nature. This painting is a reminder to

everyone, including myself, that Mother

nature is alive and well and awaiting our

company

Dream Walker

Dreams are not reality, but they

do consist of real feelings and

thoughts that maybe we aren't

aware of ...or just haven't expressed or resolved in

other ways. I suppose it

would be fun to walk into a

dream once in awhile to visit

and see just what is going

on!

Nature's eyesIf you leave the city life for long enough

and travel far enough, you will probably

experience the feeling that Mother

Nature is indeed alive.

Prince and the Mermaid

In Shakespeare, in many of the classic

romance movies, and often in my paintings, romance is at it's best

when potrayed as somthing deeply longed for, yet

slightly out of reach. Maybe that's what true romance really

is.

Moonlit romancefrom the

Dreamscape series...

Galloping waves

from the Dreamscape series...

Four Seasons The beautiful

blending of the seasons, each with their own

unique qualities, is proof to me that the world

was thoughtfully and artistically created, not just some random

accident.

Evening comfortfrom the Dreamscape

series...This series started out

as three separate ideas that I was

preparing to paint. As I got the canvas out I thought it would be

fun to blend one into the other without them necessarily

being a series, and see if someday, by accident, someone noticed that they fit like a puzzle. The

response to them as a series at my studios was so good that I

decided to scrap this idea and market them

together as limited editions. Very soon I will do this again, and

tell no one.

River Life Although I keep

telling myself it is time to again paint

something very wild and surreal, it seems

lately I end up painting what I

consider to be the ideal place to live. I guess with all the

weird stuff going on in the world lately it

occurred to me that if all the leaders of all

the countries and religions would just

stop arguing like kids then the whole world could be a beautiful

place to live like this. Next maybe I will

paint that wild surreal painting.

Country laneCountry Lane was my first attempt at painting "Pure" landscapes. My inspiration was brought on by my recent move

from California to Florida. While taking a walk one afternoon, I

was captivated by how massive the oak trees

that lined my quiet little street were. An

occasional mailbox was the only indication that

civilization existed within this grove of leafed giants. The

message I wanted to stress through this

painting was, "Sometimes the beauty of nature, itself, is the

best environmental message."

Inviting path

The Way Home A painting on the

wall can be different things to different people. It can be a

decoration, something to match the decor of a home,

or it can be a conversation piece, to provoke thoughts, or simply to enjoy . Or a painting can be like a window with a view

to a distant place where we desire to

be. The latter is what I had in mind when I

painted "The Way Home".

Caribbean View It surprises people when they see me

paint a simple beautiful landscape,

being the mainly fantasy/surreal artist

that I am. But as simple as they may

appear, the locations that I paint are largely

made up from my imagination as are all of my other paintings.

Lovers lane

Colors of the rainbow

Reflections I have in the

past been known to do paintings that

had rather shocking messages

concerning the environment, but I feel at

times that the simple beauty of nature itself can be the best environmental message of all.

Home Sweet Home When we are doing something we just

love more than almost anything else in the world, it is as if we are "HOME"

in the truest sense of the word. Although I don't golf, I would imaging this would

be home sweet home for one who does. This painting was

inspired by the many golf courses I have

driven by and photographed due to

their spacious and beautiful settings, sand traps and all.

Don't Mess with Mother Nature

Growing up in Long Beach, California, I discovered at an

early age the impact technology was having on the environment.

Many years ago, hundreds of offshore oil wells were

constructed and placed on islands a few miles out from the

Long Beach coastline. Each one, beautifully decorated to

appear as condominiums, was pleasing to the eye. But the fact

remained that damage was being done. The water

surrounding the refineries had lost its splendor. The crystal

blue waters that had once crashed upon the shoreline were

now gone. Even though they tried to hide it, the truth was,

"You can't fool Mother Nature."

Love Makes the World Go Around Allthough this is a

painting about romance, it also

inspired by the world affairs where the

countries of the world are having the same

problem many married couples have.

They can't communicate and simply get along.

Hawaiian Eyes The beautiful sights seen during any 24 hour period of such

places as The Hawaiian Islands are left imprinted in your

mind for years to come.

What a Wonderful World

I have been through many artistic fazes during my career, from horror/sci-fi

book covers, fantasy, surrealism, paintings with environmental

messages etc. For this painting I simply

wanted to paint what I felt would be a wonderful world;

inspired by a favorite old song of mine by Louis Armstrong.

Some might look at this and say I'm

getting old & soft... I like to think it's more

proof of my versatility. Just wait and see what's next!