We were in the sames Ward in Culver City... Jim came over to our house for art lessons from my dad in the early 1960s... we had a large family so the class was in the garage where they would remain undisturbed... a few other ward members occasionally joined class too but Jim had some talent... I remember seeing some of his early work back then and also so exited as he became widely known as an artist...my dad Vernon Melander was also a graduate from BYU art dept back in the late 40s and was a professional artist in the field of advertising with big firms in LA... Later in Boise I shared the memories of Culver City with James at a local gallery he showed with... His smile was just the same as I'd remembered so many years ago!
sueJanuary 10, 2017
He also painted the most gorgeous, realistic painting of the Savior in Gethsemane. When I first saw it, I could not believe that it was the same artist who painted his doodles!
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Brent MelanderJanuary 14, 2017
We were in the sames Ward in Culver City... Jim came over to our house for art lessons from my dad in the early 1960s... we had a large family so the class was in the garage where they would remain undisturbed... a few other ward members occasionally joined class too but Jim had some talent... I remember seeing some of his early work back then and also so exited as he became widely known as an artist...my dad Vernon Melander was also a graduate from BYU art dept back in the late 40s and was a professional artist in the field of advertising with big firms in LA... Later in Boise I shared the memories of Culver City with James at a local gallery he showed with... His smile was just the same as I'd remembered so many years ago!
sueJanuary 10, 2017
He also painted the most gorgeous, realistic painting of the Savior in Gethsemane. When I first saw it, I could not believe that it was the same artist who painted his doodles!
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