Jim Dick

The grandson of Montana homesteaders, Jim Dick was born and raised on the prairie of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. A self-taught and passionate artist, he has been painting Montana scenes (including the Big Sky area) with oils on canvas for the last 40+ years. Jim is well-known for his realistic landscapes that reflect a "sense of place", beginning each piece with a plein-air study on location. Capturing and evoking the emotional impact of the 'place' is his goal, through practiced use of composition, light, value, color, and brushwork. Some of his western landscapes also feature Native American themes from the northeastern Montana reservation with teepees and Indian camps.