Meet the Artist
J. Trolinger painting at Dante's View above Death Valley
My interest in making art began at the age of 4 with my mother's vision and encouragement. A talented artist, herself, she convinced me that I was destined to be the next Picasso. I had an art career in my dreams even before beginning grammar school. An amazing second grade art teacher entered my work in a Tennessee statewide art contest, and everyone except me was delighted that I was selected as a runner up. I was baffled that I had not won. This contest indirectly led to independent training under Miss Corrine Houston, an established master, who became my mentor and much of my whole world for the next few years. I began painting in oils at the age of eight and I never stopped making and loving art.
Eventually, when college time came round, economic reality set in and I placed my ambitions in art aside by taking up physics as a vocation. Meanwhile, making and appreciating art became more of an escape, an avocation, and a passion. I was caught up in the beginning of the space age in all its opportunities and challenges. I earned a PhD in physics at the University of Tennessee, specializing in the closest thing I could find to art which was the application of coherent light and lasers and the newly emerging field of holography. Professionally, my work in holography was technical in nature, but I quickly found and participated in the art aspects of holography.
medium of holography which would allow me to leverage fundamental knowledge I already had.
Now with less need to devote full time to a career in science, I spend about half of my energies in art via making art and critiquing holographic art. I am a member of Laguna Pleine Air painter's association and Southern Califorinia Artist's Associationhttp://www.socalartists.org/default.asp , and I am chairman of the board of directors of the latter organization. Although my art is not for sale it is in collections all over the world; I paint for the love of making art. As you will discover in this site, it is possible to own my art by donating to charity.
In addition to pleine aire painting in the United States, my professional career gives me the opportunity to travel all over the world. I paint the most beautiful things I see in these travels. I have painted extensively in England, France, Italy, Turkey, Germany, China, and Africa and have plans for other countries. My goal in painting is to create a record of beauty and meaning. I believe that artists have the ability to call attention to beauty and meaning that is impossible to capture in a photograph and often missed by the casual observer. I also record my observations, discoveries, insights, and mystical experiences while traveling. These you can read on my Worlds Worst Tourist site or in the "On the Road" section of this website.
How can you own a Trolinger? It's simple. Donate to cancer research and let me know of your donation. I will send you the painting of your choice if it is not already spoken for. Some will already be mounted in a nice matte ready for framing. Some of these are nudes. If you have a problem having a nude on your wall, let me know and I'll paint some clothes on the one you like.
Finally, in the mature stages of a rich career in physics with economics no longer being an obstacle, in 1993 I resumed my formal education in art, with classes at Orange Coast and Coastline Colleges, two excellent art schools in Orange County California. I had two goals in mind with these studies. One was to expand my skills in various media, learning as much as possible from well-known California artists, like Tim Clark, Jane Bauman, and Lyn Torrini. The second objective was to develop skills in art appreciation and critique that I could employ for the relatively new medium of holography which would allow me to leverage fundamental knowledge I already had.
Now with less need to devote full time to a career in science, I spend about half of my energies in art via making art and critiquing holographic art. I am a member of Laguna Pleine Air painter's association and Southern Califorinia Artist's Association, and I am chairman of the board of directors of the latter organization. Although my art is not for sale it is in collections all over the world; I paint for the love of making art. As you will discover in this site, it is possible to own my art by donating to charity
.In addition to pleine aire painting in the United States, my professional career gives me the opportunity to travel all over the world. I paint the most beautiful things I see in these travels. I have painted extensively in England, France, Italy, Turkey, Germany, China, and Africa and have plans for other countries. My goal in painting is to create a record of beauty and meaning. I believe that artists have the ability to call attention to beauty and meaning that is impossible to capture in a photograph and often missed by the casual observer
.I also record my observations, discoveries, insights, and mystical experiences while traveling. These you can read in my Worlds Worst Tourist site (www.worldsworsttourist.com).
Contact Information:
James D. Trolinger, Ph.D
Jtrolinger@metrolaserinc.com
Weblog: www.worldsworsttourist.com
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