The Jim Spitzer Studio
The Jim Spitzer Studio and Gallery is open by appointment: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture4524 Badger Rd.
Santa Rosa CA 95409
(707) 538-4640The Art of Jim Spitzer
"Jim Spitzer's work stands out in both theme and technique, and in over 50 years at his craft he has touched on so many varieties of both. Whether in absurd humor or fierce insight, the art reveals a unique seed of genius that unifies so much of what he has done."
Harold Lazar
Galleries
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Enchanted Forests
“What we choose in trees is what we choose in life. And I am a tree” -
Enigmas
A series of abstracts on paper from 2008-2009 touching on many themes from Spitzer’s earlier works. -
Scapes 2008
Loose assemblies of buildings, words, biological activity, flying machines and waterways spreading across the earth -
Patsy’s Garden
Jim Spitzer painted his thumb green to create this series of strange and beautiful flora in 2008. The collection includes... -
Zoology
A small selection of the recent animal paintings. A strange bestiary of fish, fowl and none-of-the-above. Works on both paper... -
The Artist as a Crowd
Part commentary, part cartoon, these pieces slip into the busy mind of Jim Spitzer; the artist as a crowd. Much... -
25 Heads on a Board
A selection of heads from a larger mural work. These new faces are further revelation of the people living in... -
Jim’s Book
A selection of unbound pages from the wild journals. Each page is 22″x30″, acrylic on 300lb. archival paper -
Woodblocks
Woodblock and other wood-sculptural murals from the last four decades. -
Towers Past
Architectural images from the 1980s. Early drafts of Spitzer’s blueprint for his own peculiar skyline -
Pen and Ink: Then
Early works in pen and ink. Meticulous detail of the Spitzer mind. -
Flower Vases 2008
From 2008, a series of smaller works in acrylic on board. Vibrant color and kinetic essence of the ’still’ life....