James H. Klippel was born near Philadelphia, PA July 3, 1957. Most of Jim’s youth was spent on and around the Chesapeake Bay, the Florida waterways, the Georgia coast, and the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia. Jim attended Southern Poly Tech school of Architecture, where he received a Partial Scholarship for passive solar design. Today Jim is a partner in an award winning residential design firm based in Atlanta, GA. In the 1980’s Jim began writing and refining his “Terra-Homage”, discipline of organic architecture which merges art, science, and the spirit in a symbiotic living sculptor. Today, Jim paints, writes, and takes nature photographs, all of which he is combining in a forthcoming book.

Jim’s paintings are primarily abstract, and /or impressionist in nature, and reflect the inner musical patterns, the spirit, and the flowing movement of all in our universe. Metaphors, and symbolism are woven into his work with color, and texture. Our inner “song” and the sea are the subjects he most explores in his art. Jim also paints collaboratively with artist and friend Christine Canova. As Jim is self taught, and Chris has a degree in fine arts, she has mentored him in technique and style. Both artists love of nature brings a sublime and emotional quality out of the canvas. Symphony at sea, (ocean life) and Notes of Color, (music), are two such unique collaborative series.

“We are all here on earth to learn, teach, and then share in our knowledge.” , Jim says. All the arts and the mother of all arts, architecture, may bring simple pleasure and joy now and into the future of humanity.