Portraits

Portrait of President Donald Trump (White House Archives) — President Donald Trump (White House Archives)

Portrait of Sargent Massey - Jim Nelson — Sargent Massey

Portrait of 2 Girls - Jim Nelson — 2 Girls

Portrait of Nelson Skalbania by Jim Nelson — Nelson and Eleni Skalbania (74" by 40")

Self Portrait - Jim Nelson — Self Portrait

Portrait of a Dog - Jim Nelson — Portrait of a Dog

Jim Nelson Portrait - Kye Sanh 1968 — E4 Allyn at Khe Sanh 1968

Troy Evans by Jim Nelson — Troy Evans. Actor in ER. 1969 2/22 Infantry. Vietnam

Portrait of Mrs. Dean by Jim Nelson — Mrs. Dean

Barbara Bush. Portrait arranged through her friend, Katy Wallen. Midland, TX.

Jim Nelson Painting - High Priest and Wife — Arch Priest and Wife

Jim Nelson - Self Portrait — Self Portrait - Painting on the Other Side

Jim Nelson Portraits — "Mortar Man" - Jerry Mclain, Church Hill, TN

Portrait of Sharon Nelson - James D. Nelson — Sharon

Portrait of Col. Robert Craner — Col. Robert Craner Portrait owned by City of Cohoes, N.Y.

Portrait of Colonel McMillan - James D. Nelson — Colonel McMillan

Painting of Lady and Dog - James D. Nelson — Lady and Dog

Portrait of Col. Frances M. Liberty — Col. Frances M. LibertyPortrait owned by the N.Y. State Nurses Foundation, Gilderland N.Y.

Lt. Gen. James Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs 2008

Three Sisters - Oil portrait owned by a family in Colorado.

Marlin Fitzwater - Oil portrait owned by Marlin Fitzwater

Senator Frank Carlson - Federal Office Building
Topeka, KS — Senator Frank Carlson - Federal Office Building Topeka, KS

President Trump — President Donald Trump, White House National Archives

Military Paintings

Vietnam War Painting — 12th Evac Cu Chi, RVN Portraits of doctors, nurses and technicians in operating room at the 25th Division Base Camp, Cu Chi. Painting owned by the Army Medical Corps Museum, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas.

Helping Hand - Vietnam War Painting — Helping Hand - Oil painting 36″ by 30″ in private collection. A sergeant pulling a fellow soldier out of the mud in a rice paddy. Black Virgin Mountain in the background.

Pinned Down - Vietnam War Painting — Pinned Down - Helicopter gunships helped a pinned down company as they are assaulting enemy tree line.

Air Force Salute - Owned by the Fort Worth Air Force Museum.

Dr. Jeriel Beard
“Jim Nelson portrayed me as a combat surgeon at the 12th 91st Evac Hospital in RVN from May 1970 to May 1971. He has vividly shown the grim drama of the arrival of a helicopter carrying wounded soldiers from a night-time firefight.” — Dr. Jeriel Beard “Jim Nelson portrayed me as a combat surgeon at the 12th 91st Evac Hospital in RVN from May 1970 to May 1971. He has vividly shown the grim drama of the arrival of a helicopter carrying wounded soldiers from a night-time firefight.”

Chaplain Tobin Giving Communion — 1967 Battalion Chaplain much liked by the soldiers shown giving communion at the battle field.

Eagle Flight - Painted with captured enemy water colors in 1967. The painting depicts soldiers being picked up by an eagle flight of Hueys.

Fire Support Base Gold, 1967 - NY Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Albany, NY
Dimensions: 11 feet X 6 feet — Fire Support Base Gold, 1967 - NY Dept. of Veterans Affairs Albany, NY Dimensions: 11 feet X 6 feet

Homage to John Marts - John Marts, a friend, was wounded three different times. This full length portrait is owned by the New York State Department of Veterans Affairs.

Pointman - Pvt. Mike Groves shown here as a pointman. A pointman needed a keen eye for vegetation which might be displaced or other signs of enemy activity. You walked up front, breaking trail and cutting through the jungle with a machete. Your duty was to be totally aware of smells, sights, and sounds.

John Holland - Fire Support Base Burt, 1968.

The Battle Of The Cau Dai Temple, 1968 - Painting owned by the New York Museum of Military and History, Saratoga Springs, New York.

The Regulars - Bob Owens - Frame by Mike Cheney, Lincoln, KS.

Veterans Memorial Museum - Branson, Missouri

Western Paintings

The Card Player by Jim Nelson — The Card Player

Dog Solider Raid by Jim Nelson — Dog Solider Raid on New Scandinavia

Landscape Painting at Wedgewood Hotel - James D. Nelson — Landscape - Wedgewood Hotel (Vancouver, BC)

Jim Nelson, Caxton Press — Book Cover, Caxton Press

Golden Eagle River Boat - Commissioned by Raymond Loewy, William Snaith, NY, 1965

For "Famous Barr" Department Store
St. Louis, Missouri
11' x 8', Acrylic Painting — Golden Eagle River Boat - Commissioned by Raymond Loewy, William Snaith, NY, 1965 For "Famous Barr" Department Store St. Louis, Missouri 11' x 8', Acrylic Painting

Custer Into the West - Painting appeared in “Wild West” magazine; Upton and Sons, Publishers, California.
Painting owned by Prof. Jeff Broome. — Custer Into the West - Painting appeared in “Wild West” magazine; Upton and Sons, Publishers, California. Painting owned by Prof. Jeff Broome.

Mural of Round up - Commissioned by Raymond Loewy, William Snaith, NY, 1966

May DNF Denver
500 Sq. Ft., Oil Painting — Mural of Round up - Commissioned by Raymond Loewy, William Snaith, NY, 1966 May DNF Denver 500 Sq. Ft., Oil Painting

Into the Three Rivers Canyon - 23rd Infantry

The Burial Of Susanna Alderdice - Book cover of “Dog Soldier Justice”, painting owned by Prof. Jeff Broome

“How I Lost the Election, by H.R. Clinton” – A full length portrait of President Donald Trump by Jim Nelson.

“After the election in 2016, I did a sketch of President Donald Trump and sent it to the White House. I received a letter from the White House that they liked the portrait and were going to keep the painting on file in case they needed my services. I was just surprised to hear from them.

Several years later, I did a full length portrait of President Trump and rolled the canvas up and sent it to the White House. This time, I received a call from the curator at the White House Archives, who asked if I was Jim Nelson, who painted the portrait. When I asked if they were going to send the painting back, he said that no, the painting would be part of the White House Archives now.

The reference to Hillary Clinton in the title refers to one of the books in the bookcase in the painting. It was meant to add some humor to one of the most pivotal elections in recent memory.”