by artbydjh | Feb 25, 2018 | New Work
I recently completed this piece as a gift for my sister. She’d been talking about a painting for her office for well over a year. During that time, I’d been taking mental notes of what she really seemed drawn to in my recent work (like all of that heavy texture ) and... 
by artbydjh | Nov 25, 2017 | New Work, Technique
This new piece was such a fun experiment for me! When I paint this style of work, where I scrape some of the scene out, it’s a very quick and intuitive process. I only have so long before the paint dries and if I don’t work quickly, it’s too late for the scraping. So... 
by artbydjh | Nov 7, 2017 | New Work
My husband and I walk most mornings. (Sometimes we fall out of the habit based on travel or other ways that life pulls at you). But when we’re in the habit we typically do about three miles, five days a week. One of my favorite things about walking this time of year... 
by artbydjh | Nov 3, 2017 | New Work
I haven’t done a piece using reds like this in quite a while, which makes it Extra fun for me! When we’re in the city, I’m always interested in the folks who roam the streets at night… Sometimes I sit out on the deck and watch the people of the city, often times with... 
by artbydjh | Nov 1, 2017 | New Work, Technique
I obviously LOVE painting with a grayscale palette but sometimes it’s fun to mix / brighten things up a bit. I started this piece months ago and then it sat there….and sat there. I picked it up again about a week ago, and approached the basic lines of the scene in a... 
by artbydjh | Oct 16, 2017 | New Work
I’m currently in LOVE with this new diptych!! I’m a big fan of texture and contrast and this guy has a lot of both! These larger diptychs look great hanging (flat) on a wall BUT it’s recently been discovered, that is not the only way to hang them…. they also look...