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Originally from western Pennsylvania, Jim left for the Navy at age 17 in 1962. Over the next 20 years he served in the Submarine Force aboard two diesel submarines, three nuclear fast attack submarines, and made eleven deterrent patrols on two different fleet ballistic missile submarines. Jim also was an instructor at Submarine School’s Advanced Engineering Training Department. After retiring from the Navy in 1982 he worked for 17 years as an engineering consultant in the area of submarine noise quieting and completed a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Connecticut State University. In 1997 he started a third career as an artist. Studying watercolor with noted artists Lou Bonamarte and Gerald Levey he learned the fundamentals of the craft. Bob Spring taught him the value of a looser style. He also studied figures with Christopher Zhang.
