Jim Bertolacini
Blue Dream 2020
Acrylic and ink on hardboard panel 12” x 16”
Monkey Mind 1 2022
Acrylic and ink on wood panel 9” x 12”
Acrylic and Ink on Hardboard Panel 12” x 16”
More Art Less Hate 2021
I live in Madison Wisconsin. I paint abstracts almost exclusively because I love the feeling of spontaneous creativity, where I can produce something interesting and imaginative in the moment. My approach is stream of consciousness...I don’t really know what the painting is going to look like until it’s finished. I rarely start out with a specific concept and I just allow my mood and internal thoughts to develop the imagery as I go.
One of the quirks of my painting style is that I lost my left index finger to cancer in 2019, and since I’m left-handed, I feel like this just adds to the eccentric nature of what I like to create.