by artbydjh | Aug 30, 2017 | New Work, Technique
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when I find new tools, mediums or techniques to explore and experiment with! This painting has a similar palette to one I created a few months back; the differences mainly lie in the product that (in person) create a very different look in the...
by artbydjh | Aug 28, 2017 | New Work, Technique
Texture mediums are one of my BFF’s! When I started painting (in oils) one of the things I loved was the texture created by the paint when you work with thick paint and a palette knife. In acrylics I’ve used a variety of mediums to make the paint act more like oils...
by artbydjh | Aug 22, 2017 | New Work, Technique
I sometimes try to really push myself out of my comfort zone with different elements of a painting. In this new piece, I focused on something that wasn’t representational of the city AND I wanted to step away from my standard palette. Instead I used highly saturated...
by artbydjh | Aug 7, 2017 | New Work
You obviously don’t see nearly as many umbrellas running around town mid-summer…but inspiration still exists! This time of year when it’s 90+ in town, at the coast, we often experience the marine layer. Sometimes it just sits out on the horizon making for interesting...
by artbydjh | May 16, 2017 | New Work
I started this painting some time back with a vision of exactly what I wanted it to be but I ended up having to set it aside. I picked it back up recently and instinctively went to paint that original vision I had in my mind. But it just wasn’t coming together…. Then...
by artbydjh | May 10, 2017 | Gallery Exhibitions, New Work, Technique
Okay, here’s one more Spring inspired piece that I’ve recently brought to DragonFire. This piece was SO much fun to paint! I used a slow-dry medium to keep my paints wet for an extended period and to make them act a little more like oils. (It gives the paint a thicker...
