Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation

Jim Wagoner

My primary style of painting is known as Abstract Impressionism which means, painting people, places, or things in an impressionist style but then modifying in a way to various levels of abstraction to create a composition that evokes emotion and inspiration. I also paint Geometric Abstracts and Textured Abstracts.

My Studio is located in California on the Monterey Peninsula in the town of Pacific Grove. I’m an award-winning artist who regularly exhibits in local shows and venues. My art is in private collections across the country.

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I was born and raised in California.  Upon my high school graduation in Salinas, I attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, graduating with a degree in Engineering.  From there, I spent greater than three decades in Silicon Valley developing computing technologies.
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Looking back, I had a few influences that I believe led me to paint.  First and most important was my mother who painted for pleasure, not a career, when I was growing up.  The second was my great Aunt who was a professional artist and I was always so impressed with her many projects.  The third was during my college years, I worked as a painter, not the artistic kind but the commercial kind.  While I can’t claim any artistic relevance, I can say that I became very comfortable with the medium, the tools, and the attention to detail.  Lastly, also during my college years, as an Engineering student not only did I have to learn the skills of technical drawing, I also worked as a draftsman at two technology companies, spending hundreds of hours, drawing a myriad of items.