From historical events to everyday incidents, Jim Daly paints Americana. His paintings are high gloss renderings evocative of rural life, of simpler times. The authenticity of Daly's art, achieved with a time-consuming creative process and painstaking attention to detail, never obscures his primary purpose - an empathy between viewer and subject. Daly says: "There are a number of voices out there telling us what is art and what isn't art, how it should be done or shouldn't be done. For me, art must come straight from the heart."
A native of Oklahoma, Daly studied art at the Art Center College...
