Watercolors by Jim

Jim Carpenter is an award-winning theatre educator and stage director. He spent many years as a dancer, choreographer, actor, director, theatre teacher, and public school arts administrator in Maryland. He also studied painting and drawing at Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia.

In 2003 Carpenter moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he has devoted himself primarily to painting in watercolor. He has studied with local artist and teacher Linda Pence and has taken watercolor workshops with internationally known artists. He is a member and officer of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association , an associate member of the Florida Watercolor Society , and an associate member of Plein Air Florida .
Carpenter paints both en plein air and in the studio. He paints whatever seems to cry out for greater understanding, including everything from Florida scenes and still-lifes to the exterior and interior landscapes of his own past and that of his family. "There's an element of 'not-knowing' involved in any subject I find myself drawn to... and when I'm finished I always have a better understanding not only of the subject but also of what brought me to it in the first place. It always astonishes me."
His paintings have been shown locally in group shows and, in addition to the Melrose Bay Art Gallery , are also at the High Springs Gallery and on his website, www.carppaints.com .
When he isn't painting, Carpenter works as a freelance writer and educational theatre consultant. His e-mail address is carppaints@cox.net.