Jim Doubleday , of Pelham, Massachusetts, has
been creating art since high school, and professionally
since 1970. Originally trained in blacksmithing, he turned
to the production of fine art sculptural works after
returning from a summer on the Beaufort Sea above Western
Canada. The impact of nightless months spent on the stark
tundra and among the ice flows at sea gave birth to his
love of the abstract form. The Inuit carvers he met there
likewise influenced his figurative sculpture.

After fourteen years working alone with hand tools,
Jim’s introduction to modern stone carving methods took
place over two years at the studio of Louisville, Kentucky
stone sculptor Paul Fields. For the next three years,
Jim worked at Bright Studio, where figurative sculptor
Barney Bright taught him the intricacies of creating
life size bronze figures. Jim’s contemporary works of
art are direct expressions of these varied experiences.