jim kook is a self taught artist living and working in Hertfordshire, England. He likes to work in wax pastel (neocolor) as well as charcoal and graphite and coloured pencil, specializing in portraits and pets.

jim won the Gloucestershire U18s arts prize in 1986 but didn’t draw or paint again until over 30 years later when a chance encounter saw him invited to paint John Barnes (ex england, liverpool & watford football player) for a special event.

A huge success, this lead to many sporting celebrity commissions including Paul Gascoigne, Graham Souness, Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Stuart Pearce, Frank Bruno, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury, Ryan Giggs, Alistair Cook and many more.

1st place winner of Letchworth Open drawing prize 2024, jim has been commissioned to draw over 300 portraits and pets sketches in the last 3 years.

Reviews:

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Absolutely love my portrait of my little boy which was a gift for father’s day. couldn’t be happier.

So talented! hopefully will purchase another in the future x

Amazing thank you so much for my family picture. i know my mum will love it you are a very talented artist.. thank you so much xxx it’s a present for my mum xxx

It’s an amazing picture and we will treasure it. xxx

Absolutely adore the mixed media sketch jim did of our son. will remain a prized possession for many, many years. incredible value, and fantastic quality. many thanks