Jim Daly makes his home in Oregon.  Using oils, he paints nostalgic and heartwarming scenes of Americana which have been published by Mill Pond Press since 1982.  Jim is a member of U.S. Art magazine's Hall of Fame.

Jim has recently illustrated a book entitled Sugarbush Spring.  He says, "I want my art to be exciting - to have drama, intimacy, emotion, feeling and delight, and to always be visually beautiful.  For me, art must come straight from the heart."

From historical events to everyday incidents, Jim Daly paints Americana.  His paintings are high gloss renderings evocative of rural life, and 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.  A native of Oklahoma, Daly studied art at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.  His paintings are represented in permanent collections of museums and historical societies and in many private and corporate collections.  Daly has also received numerous awards for his artwork, including the People's Choice  Award at the Western Rendezvous of Art.  His work was also selected by the Public Communications Foundation for the nationwide PBS release of the six-part series, "The West of the Imagination".