About Jim
I'm a Cartoonist, Illustrator, Writer and Teaching Artist and a member of SCBWI living in Central New York. My purpose in life is to be creative. I really do believe that life without creativity is not a fully realized life.
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| 9/8/2016 | A brand new School year is full of potential. It’s also full of... A brand new School year is full of potential. It’s also full of Homework and backpacks full of books and supplies that can weigh as much as a Marines backpack when they are going into combat. Happy New School Year Kiddies! |
| 9/5/2016 | Once again it’s that time of the year when all the kids go back... Once again it’s that time of the year when all the kids go back to School. Of course some are more willing than others. To some the prospect of even getting near a School Bus can be terrifying. Good luck to all the Kids and Teachers out there.... Read the rest of this post |
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| 1. Golden Collection of Krazy Kool Klassic Kids' Komics (Hardcover) Author: Carl Barks, Dr. Seuss, Frank Frazetta, George Carlson, Jack Kirby, John Stanley, Jules Feiffer, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Syd Hoff, Walt Kelly, Dan DeCarlo, Sheldon Mayer, Craig Yoe (Editor) Publisher: IDW Publishing |
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| Jim said: A wonderful collection of old Comic Books. | |||||
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| 2. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (Hardcover) Publisher: Abrams ComicArts |
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| Jim said: A fantastic collection of Comic Book stories from the past. I was inspired to become a Cartoonist after reading original copies of the Comic Books found in this in my Grandmothers attic when I was a c...more | |||||
| 54 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Dr. Seuss: The Cat Behind the Hat: The Collector's Edition (Hardcover) Author: Caroline M. Smith Publisher: Chase Group LLC |
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| Jim said: Love this book. I bought it recently during a creative slump and it has helped me to get back some of my creative energy that the Winter seems to have drained. it's a great collection of a wide variet...more | |||||
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| 4. Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day (Hardcover) Author: Richard Scarry Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| Jim said: Do I really need to say anything? He is one of my heros! | |||||
| 585 Reviews | |||||
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Comment by Desire Grover on 12/17/2009 at 9:04 AM:
Happy Holidays to you as well Jim :)
Happy Holidays to you as well Jim :)
Comment by TONY POLIZZI on 12/17/2009 at 6:20 AM:
happy holidays
happy holidays
Comment by Sue Rundle-Hughes on 12/14/2009 at 3:52 PM:
Thanks for the add Jim and thanks for the lovely comment. Love your work too :)
Thanks for the add Jim and thanks for the lovely comment. Love your work too :)
Comment by Freya R on 6/30/2009 at 11:51 AM:
Hi Jim
Do stop by when you have a moment to check out our free book marketing tool - BookBuzzr. (www.bookbuzzr.com)
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Do stop by when you have a moment to check out our free book marketing tool - BookBuzzr. (www.bookbuzzr.com)
BookBuzzr is a page-flipping application that is more suited for marketing books online. BookBuzzr comes with the built-in ability to share your book-extract on o... more
Comment by Lorraine Florido on 3/10/2009 at 7:09 PM:
I'll check out the face book!
I'll check out the face book!
Comment by maheshwar Sinha on 3/7/2009 at 10:24 PM:
hello and welcome!
hello and welcome!
Comment by Paola Jofre on 3/4/2009 at 7:32 AM:
Love your artwork Jim!
Love your artwork Jim!
Comment by Tom Hannah on 2/12/2009 at 8:32 PM:
Nice artwork Jim. Thanks for looking at The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Nice artwork Jim. Thanks for looking at The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Comment by nicole esposito on 1/14/2009 at 6:08 PM:
hi jim,
thank you so much for the really kind words and for looking at my work! too bad i can't stay on top of that blog as much as i would like to, but i am getting there;) your work is lovely as well!
xo,
nicole
hi jim,
thank you so much for the really kind words and for looking at my work! too bad i can't stay on top of that blog as much as i would like to, but i am getting there;) your work is lovely as well!
xo,
nicole
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 1/13/2009 at 11:25 AM:
Thanks for looking at my illustrations Jim.
Thanks for looking at my illustrations Jim.
Comment by Timothy Schenk on 1/12/2009 at 9:41 PM:
I love your cartoons Jim. Fun stuff it reminds me of the time I did weekly cartoons for the Daily Reporter Magazine
I love your cartoons Jim. Fun stuff it reminds me of the time I did weekly cartoons for the Daily Reporter Magazine
Comment by Frances Botham on 11/20/2008 at 12:37 PM:
Hi Jim,
Thank you for your Christmas card.
Your artistry is brilliant. Such talent!
Happy holidays to you too!
Frances.
Hi Jim,
Thank you for your Christmas card.
Your artistry is brilliant. Such talent!
Happy holidays to you too!
Frances.
Comment by Marcus Riedner on 11/20/2008 at 11:49 AM:
That doghouse image is AWESOME! Just think what would have happened in the US economy if all those billions of dollars that were given to corporations and CEOs was given, in equal share, to every American.
That doghouse image is AWESOME! Just think what would have happened in the US economy if all those billions of dollars that were given to corporations and CEOs was given, in equal share, to every American.
Comment by Marcus Riedner on 10/23/2008 at 12:23 PM:
hah, that's awesome, the client that never returns calls. I've had a number of them, where it is like sending messages into a black hole.
Still going through your blog and stuff, looks good, you have a great sense of humor.
hah, that's awesome, the client that never returns calls. I've had a number of them, where it is like sending messages into a black hole.
Still going through your blog and stuff, looks good, you have a great sense of humor.
Comment by Jeanine Henning on 9/15/2008 at 5:24 AM:
Hey Jim, thanks for commenting on my work - love your material too! ;)
Jeanine
Hey Jim, thanks for commenting on my work - love your material too! ;)
Jeanine
Comment by Kelly Light on 9/10/2008 at 2:34 PM:
Thanks for the kind words! -I like your work also!
Thanks for the kind words! -I like your work also!
Comment by Deborah Sloan on 8/15/2008 at 7:58 AM:
Thanks for the welcome and the compliment on The Picnic Basket! I'm just getting started with JacketFlap and the blog and enjoying both. Nice to see your work of central New York as I spent some time there years back...
Thanks for the welcome and the compliment on The Picnic Basket! I'm just getting started with JacketFlap and the blog and enjoying both. Nice to see your work of central New York as I spent some time there years back...
Comment by Sally Heinrich on 7/23/2008 at 7:31 PM:
Thanks for the welcome! It's great to feel a part of the big wide world of illustrators from the isolation of my desk . . .
Thanks for the welcome! It's great to feel a part of the big wide world of illustrators from the isolation of my desk . . .
Comment by lucia Masciullo on 6/19/2008 at 8:17 PM:
Thank you Jim for your message, you're really kind! I had a look at your illustrations: your children characters are great and really humorous. Happy drawing day!
Thank you Jim for your message, you're really kind! I had a look at your illustrations: your children characters are great and really humorous. Happy drawing day!
Comment by Miranda Koerner on 4/15/2008 at 1:13 PM:
Hey Jim,
Love the artwork! I love whimsical work with dry humor--very witty indeed! Thanks for popping by and hope to hear from you again soon!
Hey Jim,
Love the artwork! I love whimsical work with dry humor--very witty indeed! Thanks for popping by and hope to hear from you again soon!
Comment by Melanie Siegel on 3/8/2008 at 10:57 PM:
Yup, brownie points for being the first. Love your landscapes!
www.melaniesiegel.com
Yup, brownie points for being the first. Love your landscapes!
www.melaniesiegel.com
Comment by Kate Leake on 3/5/2008 at 3:13 AM:
Hi Jim, thanks for the lovely comment! Your work is great - hope you're keeping nice and busy doodling!
Hi Jim, thanks for the lovely comment! Your work is great - hope you're keeping nice and busy doodling!
Comment by Kathleen Rietz on 2/29/2008 at 4:04 AM:
Hi Jim...I like the animation feature on your blog! Very eye-catching! It really brings your cartoons to life..
Hi Jim...I like the animation feature on your blog! Very eye-catching! It really brings your cartoons to life..
Comment by Nick Gressle on 2/26/2008 at 7:59 PM:
Jim,
What a fun style!!
Love the cartoons and "Mumfred" has a ton of possibilities. Animation perhaps :-)
Thanks for your comments on my page, and once again nice work!!
Nick
Jim,
What a fun style!!
Love the cartoons and "Mumfred" has a ton of possibilities. Animation perhaps :-)
Thanks for your comments on my page, and once again nice work!!
Nick
Comment by Diana Evans on 2/26/2008 at 12:35 AM:
Just popped by to say hello!
Just popped by to say hello!
Comment by Annie West on 2/24/2008 at 5:52 AM:
Hey Jim.
Pity about the famine (bit of an understatement)- you could always come back but then you`d be stuck with us Paddys
Anniex
Hey Jim.
Pity about the famine (bit of an understatement)- you could always come back but then you`d be stuck with us Paddys
Anniex
Comment by LInda Silvestri on 2/23/2008 at 7:48 PM:
Hey Jim, just got here minutes ago, so thanks so much for stopping by. Really love your work and agree with you on "key to a perfect life is being creative." Great motto!
Hey Jim, just got here minutes ago, so thanks so much for stopping by. Really love your work and agree with you on "key to a perfect life is being creative." Great motto!
Comment by Jana Manville on 2/23/2008 at 3:59 PM:
Fantastic, amazing talent!
Fantastic, amazing talent!
Comment by Lori Calabrese on 2/9/2008 at 4:42 PM:
Thanks internet friend! Thanks for posting your illustrations!
Thanks internet friend! Thanks for posting your illustrations!
Comment by Jannie Ho on 2/4/2008 at 11:31 AM:
Thanks, Jim. Your art is alot of fun too! oh and I love how you say the key to perfect life is being creative. I second that!
Thanks, Jim. Your art is alot of fun too! oh and I love how you say the key to perfect life is being creative. I second that!
Comment by brett corbin on 1/27/2008 at 4:40 PM:
Yes I would really enjoy a bag of money right about now, thanks for accepting my invite.
Brett.
Yes I would really enjoy a bag of money right about now, thanks for accepting my invite.
Brett.
Comment by Tom Knowles on 1/26/2008 at 9:17 AM:
Thanks for the comment Artboy. Your work is great too!
Thanks for the comment Artboy. Your work is great too!
Comment by Darla Zuhdi on 1/21/2008 at 1:05 PM:
Hi Artboy! I could tell some stories about some of those people, that's for sure. I'm partial to desert critters, too! Great art!
Hi Artboy! I could tell some stories about some of those people, that's for sure. I'm partial to desert critters, too! Great art!
Comment by Tamara Henderson on 1/21/2008 at 11:06 AM:
Hi Jim, Thank you for the nice comment! Your work is great to!
Hi Jim, Thank you for the nice comment! Your work is great to!
Comment by Rachelle Miller on 1/11/2008 at 10:30 PM:
Thanks for your comment Jim! Your work is wonderful :)
Thanks for your comment Jim! Your work is wonderful :)
Comment by Jenya Prosmitsky on 1/11/2008 at 10:21 PM:
Thanks, Jim! Love your work too!!
Thanks, Jim! Love your work too!!
Comment by Jacqueline Laurenzana Haltom on 1/10/2008 at 5:10 PM:
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the nice comments.
Glad you never stopped the art. You know things are right when you get to do what you love!
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the nice comments.
Glad you never stopped the art. You know things are right when you get to do what you love!
Comment by Tracy Grand on 1/5/2008 at 7:34 AM:
Happy New Year Jim. Your work is wonderful!
Best, Tracy
Happy New Year Jim. Your work is wonderful!
Best, Tracy
Comment by Brittany Donaldson on 12/30/2007 at 2:40 PM:
Thanks.
Thanks.
Comment by Philomena O'Neill on 12/18/2007 at 10:59 PM:
Hi Jim, Thanks for the nice comments on my work. Your illustrations are terrific.
Hi Jim, Thanks for the nice comments on my work. Your illustrations are terrific.
Comment by Phyllis Harris on 12/3/2007 at 10:39 AM:
Great work, Jim!
Great work, Jim!
Comment by Nikki Boetger on 11/15/2007 at 7:15 AM:
Thanks for the comment, Jim!
Enjoy Jacketflap! It has really been a great resource!
Thanks for the comment, Jim!
Enjoy Jacketflap! It has really been a great resource!
Comment by Michelle Lana on 11/12/2007 at 9:26 AM:
Hi JIm....just sent you a note...great to see you here!
Hi JIm....just sent you a note...great to see you here!
Comment by Astrid Mueller on 11/12/2007 at 8:26 AM:
Wow! I love that "Central New York" panel - it's beautiful!
Wow! I love that "Central New York" panel - it's beautiful!
Comment by Kathleen Rietz on 11/12/2007 at 12:40 AM:
Hi Jim. Welcome to The Flap! We are a friendly group. Pull up a chair and feel right at home. Artists and writers are a special breed!
Hi Jim. Welcome to The Flap! We are a friendly group. Pull up a chair and feel right at home. Artists and writers are a special breed!
Comment by Deanna Enos on 10/30/2007 at 12:32 PM:
Hi Jim, Happy to see your work. I wrote a book about a boy just like you. Nobody Left Behind One Child's Story About Testing.
Hi Jim, Happy to see your work. I wrote a book about a boy just like you. Nobody Left Behind One Child's Story About Testing.
Happy holidays!