James McCarthy is originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan in the 1950s, and was part of the first generation of kids raised on television. Besides cartoons and comedies, he enjoyed the fantasy and sicence ficition shows. He also has fond memories of having multiple seasons, and has a special love for the snow and ice of winter, which he sees little of in his current home in Brandon, Florida.

He cites those childhood memories to be a great source of inspiration now, especially when listening to music: prog rock, classical, fusion jazz, new age, electronic and medieval. He has been seiously painting sin 1999, and has exhibited artwork in galleries in the Tampa Bay area.

Education/Employment: Graduated from Tampa Catholic High School and majored in painting at the University of South Florida. After school, he worked at Design/Art, a commerical art studio in Tampa which was run by his father, for 25 years until it closed in 2001.

Other publications: Several illustrations published by Foster Friends, a local childrens' book company.

Creator of:

Observatory Gardens in Winter Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 1; also included in the January 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review.

Secret Garden Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 37; also included in the December 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $300, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Loch Duich After the Rain Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 26; also included in the November 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $300, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Water Garden at Dusk Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 38; also included in the December 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $450, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Ruins at Night Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 3; also included in the January 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review.

Observatory Gardens After the Rain Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 7; also included in the February 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $350, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

A Country House Garden Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 8; also included in the February 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $400, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Autumn Spirits III Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 27; also included in the November 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $250, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Secret Garden III Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 2; also included in the January 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $350, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

Observatory Gardens in Spring Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue 6; also included in the February 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review.

Observatory Gardens at Night Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 25; also included in the November 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review.

The Old Ones: Zephyr Spirits in the Land of the Ancients Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 1 Issue 36; also included in the December 2010 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review. Original oil painting is for sale, $400, please contact the artist at jmccarthy12 at verizon dot net.

The Professor's Portals To be Published in Phase 5 Presents Volume 2 Issue TBA; also to be included in the April 2011 issue of Phase 5 Monthly Review.

All these images are to be published in a book along with a story by the author set in the world of these images. Release date forthcoming.

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