Jim Phillips

Jim Phillips, a professional artist, portrait painter, charcoal artist, digital artist, folk art constructionist and photographer, has been creating art since the 1960s. As a writer and educator with a Master's degree in Education, he has extensive experience in founding and running schools based on art and culture. A certified evaluator for the State of Louisiana Special Education, Gifted and Talented arts programs, he specializes in Visual Art, Theatre, and Music.

As a young man he was a Hatha Yoga teacher in Columbia, MO and Montreal, Canada, and traveled throughout India. He learned and has been practicing for over 53 years the simple breathing practices he shares in his first Amazon publication, Golden Years Deep Breaths, Oxygen's Power for Seniors.

Jim says, "More to come in 2024 - another non-fiction on discipline and dog-whispering for humans, one on herbal tea ,and, even a couple fictional murder mysteries." In fact, he has published here on Amazon 2 new books: The Herbal Tea Bible: Ancient Secrets for Modern Healing and under his pen name Nicky Butler, A Southern Gothic Tale: Whispers from the Bayou.

Jim has a strong creative drive and interest in sustainable practices - especially fun.

PS.... Jim has a pen name: Nicky Butler (Mother's maiden name + favorite childhood pet)