by artbydjh | Oct 10, 2016 | New Work
Much of my older work has a bit of a darker feel to it. In many pieces, I’ve tried to create the impression of a lonely street (or the like). More recently, I’ve lightened up some of my paintings, a few even having a brighter feel. I’m not a ‘dark’ person – as a...
by artbydjh | Sep 23, 2016 | New Work
A number of years back I bought a book on Degas one of my Very, Very favorite artists of all time! I actually own 5 or 6+ books about him and his work but this one is more instructional/descriptive of his style and approach. How he achieved color, movement,...
by artbydjh | Aug 29, 2016 | New Work
I’ve been in a habit lately of starting multiple paintings and finishing few. I just get over excited sometimes and one idea helps to develop the next…. Then before you know it I have ten or twelve paintings in process. Yikes! So, I’m regaining my focus to bring some...
by artbydjh | Aug 22, 2016 | New Work
I’ve recently been playing with a number of different color combinations (some still in process )… But it’s interesting to me that in this new piece, I used the exact same palette that I did in Longing for Home and the feel of the painting is completely different…...
by artbydjh | Aug 19, 2016 | New Work
When approaching a blank canvas, sometimes I have a pretty strong idea of what I hope the finished piece will look like, other times I go in with an open mind and let the process control the outcome. The only plan I had in this case was to try to create a certain...
by artbydjh | Jul 12, 2016 | New Work
Much of my work has some degree of texture based purely on my painting style; straight out of the tube (no thinners) and often applied with a palette knife. I’ve also worked with a lot of different texture mediums or additives to create different looks or moods within...
