While in BC and working for a logging company, a co-worker’s parents came by in a sail boat and sparked a renewed interest in the water, only this time it was an interest to “live” on the water. Jimmy ended up purchasing that very same sail boat, restoring it, and ultimately living on it for two years as he sailed the West coast from Victoria, BC to Mexico and back again. During those two years, Jimmy supported himself by taking on occasional jobs ashore as needed.

Jimmy never considered himself an artist, and never thought of selling his art - he actually barely even composed any art during his two years sailing except for the odd sketch here and there. Only once did he sell a sketch to get him through until his next job.

Ten years later, Jimmy found himself back in Fort Erie where he lived and worked until his late 50’s. During these years, Jimmy remained on hiatus from his art throughout. In late fall of 2008, Jimmy and his wife, Lynn, moved to Crow Head (Twillingate), Newfoundland. It was here that Jimmy gained inspiration and fell in love with creating additive sculptures and scenescapes.

Though Jimmy worked away as a welder for a ship yard, he filled his weekends at home combing the local beaches and hiking trails of Crow Head and Twillingate Island, finding both natural materials and inspiration for the sculptures he had begun creating.

Ten years later, Jimmy is retired and his love of walking and of the ocean are spurring an ever-growing collection of art work.