Visual Artistic Duet - Collaborative Creations

James H. Klippel and Christine P. Canova

Jim Klippel is currently a principle partner of the award winning residential design firm in the Atlanta area. Chris Canova has BFA in Art and worked with Jim as an artist and marketing coordinator for over eight years.  Together they have rendered homes that appeared in many publications such as Designer Dream Homes and Southern Living. The renderings also appear on many websites.

In April, 2008, Jim and Chris completed illustrating a children´s book, written by Chris, titled "What Happened That Day?" The book is designed to assist learning to read in a whimsical manner which actively involves the child in identifying the stylized letters which are incorporated in the illustrations.

July, 2008 was their first opening at Gallery Blue, www.gallleryblue.com, on Nantucket Island. The series is titled "Absence of Ego".

The two artists share a deep passion for nature as well as interpreting the unseen world of the universe and how it connects to the individual spirit. The paintings were begun with primary colors representing the raw essence of emotion and clarity of a world without static.  These introspective abstracts have been created while listening to several forms of orchestral music.

September, 2008:  The "Symphony at Sea" series made it's preview at a juried show in the Chamer of Commerce in Jasper, Georgia

October, 2008, premiered the series called "Spirit of Africa" at the Tannery Row Artist Colony safari Show.  This series represents the power of the spiritual energy found in Africa that goes beyond this earthly dimension.

February, 2009:  The "Prairie Soul" series made its debue at the Risky Business Show at the Tannery Row Artist Colony.

March, 2009:  Jim and Chris individually won Honorable Mentions at a juried show held at the Goodyear Cottage on Jekyll Island, Georgia.

May, 2009:  The series "Notes of Color" began with "Sax Soul" winning second place at the Buford Jazz and Arts Festival in Georgia.

June 2009 to September, 2009:  A solo exhibit was on display at Insidesign, Atlanta, Georgia.

September, 2009: The "Spirit of Africa" series was on display at galleryblue on Nantucket Island, MA.

September, 2009:  Six collaborative pieces as well as two individuals were selected for the juried show at the Chamber of Commerce, Jasper, Georgia.

October, 2009:  The abstract titled "2012" received Special Recognition in the Annual International Abstraction Juried Online Exhibit by the People Gallery.

January,  2010 to May 2010:  Five individual pieces of art were selected to exhibit at the Hudgens Center for the Arts with fellow Tannery Row Artist Colony Artists.