Jim & Tina Darling
JIM DARLING
Jim Darling grew up in the sprawling suburbs of Dallas Texas. Recklessness in his teenage years resulted in long spans of detention and grounding… Isolated hours proved beneficial in sprouting daydreams and his love for drawing and creating. Darling dove into fine art as a junior in high school and quickly saw the need to further his education. Leaving Texas he headed to Denver, where he received his BFA from Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design. Fresh out of school Jim co-founded an interactive design shop (Xylem Interactive). A few years later he would go out on his own in pursuit of his solo career as a fine artist & freelance creative. After living in Colorado for eight years Darling headed to Los Angeles to further his creative endeavors.
Darling’s gallery work ranges from intricate ink drawings to layered wood work with illustrative painted skins. Outside, Jim expands his tool set by including found objects and materials. His subject matter lives between play and real. Large issues are often looked at in simplistic terms and are then juxtaposed by intense detail. Currently, he and his wife are creating work while traveling the country.
TINA DARLING
Tina Darling, a fine artist and illustrator, is currently living the gypsy life, traveling around the country creating her work & cherishing the simple beauty of travel. Working primarily with watercolors and inks, her paintings are often feminine, and ethereal with a subtle touch of darkness. Weaving together curvilinear line work, patterns & soft colors together into dreamy, detailed images, she gathers her inspiration from the natural world & the human condition. Quiet expressive energy and emotion are spoken with a soft hand, leaving the viewer to process through the filters of their own lives & experiences.
Her current series is garnered from her nomadic experiences over the past year. Life on the road, with no real home. The challenges and lessons learned to the beat of passing towns, people and time. The breathtaking sunsets, storms, landscapes & characters entered, forever inspiring, leaving her to learn what is most important and how to let go.
“Today gypsy children grow up in their houses like mushrooms, they forget about forests.” – Papusha
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