Jim Turgeon, like many of today’s top artists, began his career in the illustration and design field. After 24 years as a commercial artist, Jim’s enthusiasm for the outdoors has led him to create a series of beautiful wildlife fine art oil paintings. Each work portrays the captivating beauty of wildlife in their natural habitat. “I try to catch that first gasp of shock and wonder when a person witnesses animals in the wild”.
Climbing mountains, sitting in ice filled winter streams, or lying in alligator infested waters for hours are among the necessary endeavors Jim takes to capture that one breathtaking moment he portrays on canvas. Jim has won many awards over the years both in commercial and wildlife fine art. He is the winner of the Timber Wolf Alliance national wolf poster contest for two consecutive years