Jim McVicker, Fine Artist

What is it that makes a McVicker painting distinctive? There's the amazing brushwork, the tapestry of pure, unmixed strokes. There's the crisp intensity of the colors, the colors of life that many painters have to underplay, or risk garishness, but McVicker manages to preserve. There's the atmosphere: even in a still life, the air in the room is somehow there, and in his landscapes the air is a vital presence. But probably the main thing is the light: the whole scene is lit up in a convincing, embracing light that feels perfectly right, and pulls the viewer into the scene.

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