Jim Warren Portraits

*Catch of the Day* Portrait for the Shaffers	Often the ideas for my portraits are very spontaneous. For this painting, as the children were preparing to model, with no advance planning, I talked to them and their parents about their interests and hobbies. The boys said "fishing" and the girls said "mermaids". A beautiful portrait was born. -- Jim Warren
Portrait of 11 Grandchildren	This portrait of 11 grandchildren incorporated the most people I'd ever painted into one image before. It was a wonderful challenge. I created this portrait for John and Betty Maliszewisky. -- Jim Warren
Portrait for the Garbus Family	I always ask people when commissioning a portrait if they have any ideas themselves as to what they want. Even the children are often consulted. The kids in this wanted to ride Orcas & Dolphins which is common, except this kid wanted to ride two, at a time! Not to argue with the child of a client I said "Sure, no problem" I'm always happy to take on a challenge though. Interestingly enough that's when I do my best work. -- Jim Warren
Portrait for Mother & Child	The bond between a Mother and a Child is so strong... It's as if the world is theirs alone! (see the actual models below.) -- Jim Warren
*Star War Portrait for the Olsen's*	This portrait is one of my oldies, around 1985, but with Star Wars as its theme, can it ever be outdated? -- Jim Warren
Portrait for Actor Leo Burmester	This portrait was done for the actor, Leo Burmester (The Abyss,) and is more than just a portrait of his family. It includes their cat, dog, house, dragonflies, and even their bees which Leo raises in his spare time. -- Jim Warren
Portrait for Jennifer Dowling	There is often a fine line between my portraits, and my fine art gallery paintings. In fact, requests for portraits actually started from people seeing my own children featured in my paintings and asking the sales consultants "Can I commission Jim Warren to do a painting with my children in it ?" Very often my paintings tell a story personal to me, or in the case of a portrait, my client. In this case, this idea just came to me one day and seemed to fit my client well, although neither of us knew exactly why. Maybe you, the viewer, can figure the story. -- Jim Warren
Father Nature Portrait for Ron King	"Father Nature" is a portrait and a message to all the dead beat fathers. One day I thought, "we know where Mother Nature is, where the hell is Father Nature?" Here he is, right where he belongs. -- Jim Warren
For commissioned personalized painting/portrait, please contact Fortune Art Gallery at (801) 359-6188 (Current cost at about $25,000)