“Jim Jobe’s accomplished works are as finely structured as they are enigmatic, a careful balance of precise realism and pure abstraction, often playfully undercut with elements of incongruity. A master of trompe l’oeil, the artist defies conventions of perception and illusionism in his works, filling prismatic, labyrinthine spaces with recurring motifs that emphasize ritual and ceremony and resonate with a uniquely poetic voice. Much of Jobe’s imagery also suggest both direct and peripheral perception.” ~ Peter Baldaia, Director of Curatorial Affairs - Huntsville Museum of Art

“For a few years, in an effort to refocus his work or perhaps to see if it would go in another direction, Jobe stopped painting altogether and worked to re-teach himself how to draw. Admiration for the craftsmanship of woodworkers and ceramicists led him to approach drawing more as a way of achieving mastery with a pencil as a tool than as a way to produce imagery. This led him more deeply into abstraction studying the interplay between line, space, shape and color.” ~ Margaret F.M. Walker, Nashville Arts Magazine