About
AWARD-WINNING ARTIST
Jimmy was simply born to be an artist. At just age 12 he sold his first painting and never stopped! "I am inspired by life and all that surrounds me and love to paint in the moment." Bringing a vision to life in the form of art and putting raw emotion into each piece he creates has given him the reputation of being one of the most unique and versatile artist there are today.
INSPIRATION
I am inspired by nature and all that surrounds me, including life's circumstances. I love creating images that have layers of texture, colors and light. I use a variety of mediums to accomplish a balance between them all. The feelings I get while walking along the path of still waters or fields of pastures is what I put on canvas or wood. I love to express the emotions and experience of that moment in time. The process of applying graphite, oil pastels, paper, fabric and paint with brushes and pallet knives is done in layers. I use paint mediums to make the layers transparent in areas so the history of the painting is visible. The art work is an experience of time shared by the visions of the mind.
CUSTOM FINISH
The cedar frames are custom made, hand stained, and fitted to each painting or piece of artwork.
I grew up in the hill country and played in the woods. As a child we were constantly building treehouses and there were trees with strong branches and others were delicate. If trees could talk they could give wisdom on strength and grace. The core structure of a tree that extends has a spiritual foundation that bears vines and fruit.
EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS & NEWS
Education
1977-78 Illustration – Painting - University of Houston
1975-76 Life Drawing - Graphics Design - University of Houston
1974 Painting - San Jacinto College
1973-74 Life Drawing – Painting - San Antonio College
Exhibitions & Events
2023 Cottonwood Art Festival - Richardson, TX
Artscape at Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden - Dallas, TX
Lubbock Arts Festival - Lubbock, TX
Bayou City Art Festival - Downtown, Houston, TX
2022 Montgomery County Mistletoe Market - Conroe, TX
CY-Fair Nutcracker Market - Cypress, TX
Turtle Creek Fine Arts Festival - Dallas, TX
Bayou City Art Festival - Downtown Houston, TX
Cottonwood Art Festival - Richardson, TX
Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair - Gatlinburg, TN
2012 Art City Austin - Austin, TX
2012 Art Austin @ the Domain - Austin, TX
2012 Extreme Color, Kirchman Galleries - Johnson City, TX
2012 Art Party IV - Stagecoach Studios - Magnolia, TX
2012 Las Olas Art Fair - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2011 Kirchman Gallery - Johnson City, TX
2011 Gallery on the Square - Wimberley, TX
2011 Art in the Square - Georgetown, TX
2011 Bayou City Art Festival, Downtown - Houston, TX
2011 Beaver Creek Art Festival - Beaver Creek, CO
2011 Cottonwood Art Festival, Spring & Fall - Richardson, TX
2011 Art In The Square Art Festival - Southlake, TX
2011 Woodlands Waterway Art Festival - TX
2011 Art City Austin - Austin, TX
2011 Spring Creek Fine Art @ Linda Watson Gallery - Conroe, TX
2010 Kirchman Gallery, Color Crazy - Johnson City, TX
2010 Gallery on the Square - Wimberley, TX
2010 City Arts Fine Art 500 - Dallas, TX
2010 Art in the Square - South Lake, TX
2010 The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival, TX
2010 Fountain Hills Fine Arts Festival - Scottsdale, AZ
2010 28th La Quinta Arts Festival - La Quinta, CA
2010 25th Arti-Grass Fine Arts Festival, Juniper, FL
2009 Kiss Group Exhibit, Sculptures By Design - Houston, TX
2009 7th Annual Black & White Boots Ball - Houston, TX
2009 Art Crawl, Nance Street Studios - Houston, TX
2009 Cottonwood Fine Art Festival, fall show - Dallas, TX
2009 River Arts Festival - Memphis, TN
2009 Art Party, fall exhibit - Stagecoach Studio, TX
2009 Art on the Avenue, Winter Street Gallery - Houston, TX
2009 Mid Summer Artists Exhibit, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2009 Art Encounters, Benini Galleries - Johnson City, TX
2009 Wimberley Art Fest, Art on the Square Gallery
2009 Summer-Fest, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention - Grapevine, TX
2009 Art In the Square Art Festival - South Lake, TX
2009 Cottonwood Art Festival - Richardson, TX
2009 Bayou City Art Festival, Memorial Park - Houston, TX
2008 Art Crawl, Nance Street Studios - Houston, TX
2008 Art on the Avenue, Winter Street Gallery - Houston, TX
2008 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown - Houston, TX
2008 Cottonwood Fine Art Festival - Dallas, TX
2008 East Hampton Fine Arts Festival, NY
2008 Fayetteville Art Walk - Fayetteville, TX
2008 Woodlands Waterway Art Festival - The Woodlands, TX
2008 Art Walk, Simply Art Gallery - Galveston, TX
2008 Art in the Park Georgetown Festival of the Arts, TX
2008 The Laurel Tree, Lake Conroe, TX
2008 Art Walk - Fayetteville, TX 2008 Tempe Arts Festival - Tempe, AZ
2008 Yale Street Art Market - Houston, TX
2008 Gallery on the Square - Wimberley, TX
2007 Yale Street Art Market - Houston, TX
2007 Art Crawl - Nance Street Studios, Houston, TX
2007 Art on The Avenue - Winter Street Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 Sedona Arts Festival - Sedona, AZ
2007 Montgomery Wine Festival - TX
2007 Hidden Glen Arts Festival - Olathe, KS
2007 Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, TX
2007 Fayetteville Art Walk - Fayetteville, TX
2007 Group Exhibit - Bering & James Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 Art on The Avenue - Winter Street Gallery, Houston, TX
2006 Bayou City Art Festival - Downtown, Houston, TX
2006 Market Street - The Woodlands, Fine Art Show
2006 Featured Artist - DaVinci's Gallery, Tomball, TX
2006 HAA Board of Directors Reception - Featured Artist, Houston, TX
2006 SOLO Exhibit - Circle S Vineyards - Sugarland, TX
2006 Woodlands Waterway Art Festival - The Woodlands, TX
2006 La Quinta Fine Art Festival - La Quinta, CA
2005 Market Street Fine Art Show - The Woodlands, TX
2005 Bayou City Art Festival, Downtown - Houston, TX
2005 Feature Artist, Iron Eagles Gallery, Old Town Spring, TX
2005 Two Man Show, Vineyard on the Square - Sugarland, TX
2005 Art Walk on Main St. - Hopkins Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Cherokee Heritage Museum, Trail of Tears Exhibit - Tahlequah, OK
2005 Art By The Glass, Featured Artist, Sugarland. TX
2005 SOLO Exhibit, Circle "S" Vineyards, Sugarland, TX
2005 Bayou City Art Festival - Memorial Park - Houston, TX
2005 Fine Art & Chocolate - Legal Eagles Gallery - Tomball, TX
2004 Bayou City Art Festival, Downtown - Houston, TX
2004 SOLO Exhibit, Legal Eagles Gallery - Tomball, TX
2004 Naked Horse Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ
2004 Renee Taylor Gallery - Sedona, AZ
2004 Renee Taylor Gallery - Tubae, AZ
2004 Art Walk, The Regional Arts Council - Legal Eagles Gallery - Tomball, TX
2004 Phippen Museums 30th Annual Art Show - Prescott, AZ
2004 Trail of Tears Art Show - Cherokee Heritage Museum, Tahlequah, OK
2004 Grand Opening - Legal Eagles Gallery Tomball, TX
2004 Best of the West- DaVinci's Gallery Tomball, TX
2003 Art on the Avenue - Winter Street Gallery - Houston, TX
2003 Annual Art Festival - Tomball, TX
2003 Feature Artist - August - J Carole Gallery Taos, NM
2003 Annual Artist Walk- Da Vinci's Gallery Tomball, TX
2003 Primavera Annual Art Show Taos, NM
2003 Inspirations of Spring Art Show - Da Vinci's Gallery Tomball, TX
2003 Trail of Tears Art Show - Cherokee Heritage Museum, Tahlequah, OK
2002-2003 Jamie Brice Gallery Sedona, AZ
2002-2003 J Carole Gallery Taos, NM
2002 SOLO Exhibit, Main Street Gallery - Tomball, TX
2002-2003 Main Street Gallery Tomball, TX
2002 Historic Gallery 802 Taos, NM
2002 Gala for the Regional Arts Council, Spring TX
1982 Sportsman Gallery Houston, TX
Publications & Reviews
2012 Western Art & Architecture Magazine – “A Golden Moment” Kirchman Gallery
2009 Memphis Daily News, River Arts Fest
2009 Houston Magazine - Kiss Exhibit, Sculptures By Design
2008 ABC Channel 13 News Special, feature artists, Bayou City Art Festival
2008 Houston Chronicle, Bayou City Art Festival features Sheryl McDonald's 3D Art
2008 Dallas Morning News - Jim & Sheryl McDonald, Cottonwood Art Festival
2008 Life Styles Magazine, Jim & Sheryl McDonald Exhibit in Cottonwood Art Festival - Dallas, TX 2008 Art Beat Houston, Jimmy & Sheryl McDonald Husband & Wife Artist team up
2008 That Texas Magazine - Venus & Mars Exhibition, Feature the Art of Jimmy & Sheryl McDonald
2007 Houston Chronicle - What's Happening, Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
2006 Abode Magazine, Feature Artist at the HAA Board of Directors Reception
2006 Southwest Art Magazine, March Issue - LaQuinta Art Festival
2005 That Texas Magazine - Monumental Artist Entrepreneur
2005 October, Potpourri, Magnolia -Artist Featured in Bayou City Art Festival
2005 April, Houston Chronicle, Faces in the Crowd -Artist a Favorite with Gallery Owners
2005 Fox 26 - featured paintings for the week on Morning news for Art by the Glass
2004 December, Style & Living magazine- Legal Eagles Gallery - The Best of Both Worlds
2004 December, Tomball Magnolia Tribune -Legal Eagles Gallery Hosts "I Paint"
2004 December, Houston Chronicle -Picture Perfect (Art Class at Legal Eagles)
2004 November, Houston Chronicle - Strumming Along at Solo Art Show
2004 November, Tomball Magnolia Tribune - Legal Eagles Gallery Hosts Artist
2004 November, Houston Chronicle -Abstract Works at Legal Eagles Gallery
2004 October, Tomball Magnolia Tribune -Local Artist Features New 3D Work
2004 September ,Solo Exhibit at Legal Eagles Gallery, Tomball Magnolia Tribune
2004 Living Magazine - Legal Eagles Gallery Art Exhibit, Houston, TX
2004 CBS -Channel 11, Live interview on Jonathan Walton -Houston, TX
2004 FOX -26 Displays painting to be exhibited in Bayou City Art Fest -Houston, TX
2004 Houston Chronicle - Artist Selected to exhibit in Bayou City
2004 Tomball Magnolia Tribune - Legal Eagles Gallery proud to present
2004 Tomball Magnolia Tribune - Artist Selected to exhibit in Bayou City
2004 Living Magazine -Houston, TX
2004 Tomball Magnolia Tribune - Grand Opening Legal Eagles Gallery
2004 Essential Guide - Santa Fe - Taos, NM
2003 Essential Guide Abode Santa Fe -Taos, NM
2002 Nov -Dec Taos Magazine, NM
2002 Tomball Magnolia Tribune - What's happening in Tomball, Discovery Exhibit
Awards
2005 2nd Place, Art on the Water, Bayou City Art Festival - Houston, TX
