Jim Warren (artist)

{{short description|American artist (born 1949)}}

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| name = Jim Warren

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|11|24}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California

| nationality = American

| field = Illustration

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| movement = Neo-surrealism

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| children = Drew Warren and Art Warren

| website = [http://www.jimwarren.com/ JimWarren.com]

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Jim Warren (born November 24, 1949, in Long Beach, California) is an American artist best known for book cover illustrations and surrealistic fantasy art.{{cite web

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}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2019}} He has worked in surrealistic fantasy since about 1969. He has collaborated on paintings with marine life artist Wyland,{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/07/28/entertainment/dpt-gallery27.txt|title=Universal encompassment|accessdate=2 March 2010}} and artist Michael Godard. Warren currently lives in Clearwater, Florida.

A self-taught artist, Warren uses traditional oil paint and brushes on stretched canvas.{{Self-published source|date=March 2019}}

Early life and career

Warren was born in Long Beach to Don and Betty Warren, and began painting as a child. His choice of an artistic career path was made in high school.{{Self-published source|date=March 2019}}

Books

  • The Art of Jim Warren: An American Original (Art Lover Products, 1997). {{ISBN|978-0-9658775-0-3}}.
  • Painted Worlds (Paper Tiger Books, 2002)
  • The Art of Jim Warren, 2015

References

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