An original acrylic fine art painting 

by Jim Campbell 

Title: Gull on Beach

While walking on the beach one morning, I noticed

a single seagull darting in and out of the surf. 

The gull's reflection on the moistened sand 

seemed to sparkle. The contrast between the gull's 

smooth feathers and the broken reflection caught 

my eye, as did the vivid green-blue colors of the 

water and sand.

Medium:  acrylic 

Surface:  canvas panel

Size:  Approx. 16” x 20” 

Frame: not included.

Note: The painting is signed on the front and back.

Colors look different on different computer monitors.

close-up detail of painting

All photos of this painting are for display ideas only and not necessarily to scale. 

Be sure to check the size description.

Bid Now and Save Money! This painting in an art gallery 

would be priced at $495 (retail.) Bid early to ensure a 

reminder at the end of the auction!

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Jim Campbell

Professional illustrator, cartoonist, photographer, graphics designer, and fine art painter.

Worked as the creative director and art director for newspapers and advertising agencies.

Experience as:

   - a newspaper photographer and illustrator.

   - a syndicated newspaper cartoonist.

Attended the Kansas City Art Institute and the Maryland Institute College of Art.

My artwork is sold in many fine art galleries, frame shops, and gift shops.

WORLD RECORD ARTIST:

Public Painting - With the help of 25,297 people, Jim Campbell created a fine art painting measuring 48-feet long and 8-feet tall. The project took him 4 years to complete.

     This fine art painting was recognized by The Texas State House of Representatives (House Resolution H.R. No. 655), and was certified as a world record by Guinness World Records (category: Most painters, One Picture). The artwork is compiled of 12 separate "stand-alone" pictures or scenes. Each scene is painted on a 4-foot by 8-foot hardwood panel. The final picture is complete when all 12 scenes are assembled. The participating painters represent 844 Texas towns and cities,
44 of the 50 United States , and 21 foreign countries. The final painting was unveiled at the Texas State Capitol (Austin), and later exhibited on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C.

Newspaper Sculpture - 52,325 newspapers were rolled and stacked in front of a Colorado newspaper office.

     People have a tendency to let old newspapers pile up. Artist Jim Campbell took this idea to the extreme when he suggested stacking 52,325 rolled newspapers. He convinced the directors of the Pueblo (CO) Chieftain to save their "spoils" or over-run newspapers for two-and-a-half months. The papers were then rolled, bundled and stacked. Employees assembled the newspaper sculpture in 15 hours. The final creation stood the height of a three-story building and weighted about 7.5 tons. Campbell 's idea, timed in conjunction with International Newspaper Carrier Week, graphically showed the number of newspapers Chieftain-carriers delivered every day. The sculpture was dismantled and the newspapers were recycled. The recycling money was donated to a local charity.

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