About the Artist

Plaistow resident Jim Collins created the design for the conservation license plate.

A self-taught artist who turned professional only in 1992, Collins has garnered an impressive list of awards for his wildlife and nature art in the past years. Among his dozens of awards, Collins submitted winning entries for the 1999 New Jersey Pheasant/Quail Stamp, 1998 New Hampshire Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, 1997 Vermont Waterfowl Stamp, the 1995 Indiana Trout Stamp, and the 1995 New Jersey Trout Stamp.

Painting by Jim Collins

Collins painted the four original designs for the New Hampshire Conservation License Plate. The designs depicted a purple finch, a covered bridge, a maple tree and sap bucket, and the bull moose. The bull moose design was chosen by the public to be the first New Hampshire conservation plate.

This New Hampshire artist has many original paintings and limited edition fine art prints available. Collins also does any type of commission work in both acrylic and oil. He can be reached at: Wildlife Art, 37 Harriman Road, Plaistow, NH 03865, by phone at 382-7686, or via email: jcwildlifeart@aol.com