Jim Doughty Bio

An interior architect by profession, Jim has followed his passion for art for more than 30 years.  Inspired by his father's work of World War 11 photos, he began his artist's journey at age seven with his Kodak Brownie in hand.

In his search for beauty and from his love of nature, he records landscapes, seascapes, and captures stunning color combinations involving flowers against contrasting backgrounds.

In his floral series, his intent is to expose the beauty of a small and perhaps, unseen part of a flower for the viewer to observe in an unexpected way. The flowers he shoots have a striking luminosity, giving them an air of sensuality and delicacy.  He captures the detail of the flower from different angles to reveal form that can be seen in it's literal sense or in one that reveals new truths. 

Jim's pencil drawings were first inspired by a hiking trip to New Mexico and southern Colorado where a friend who was and expert on fine Indian rugs and Kachina dolls introduced him to Kokopelli- a deity among the Hopi Native American culture.

He finds beauty in the simplicity of his subjects and gives his audience a view into nature's stage that is revealing, thought provoking and new.