by artbydjh | Oct 8, 2017 | New Work
I recently visited DragonFire Gallery in Cannon Beach and brought in EIGHT new paintings including Shining Down. 
by artbydjh | Sep 24, 2017 | New Work
The idea behind this new painting came from one of my favorite pass times… people watching. Every so often you meet or have the experience of noticing a couple that seems like they are ‘meant to be’. You can tell, just by looking at them, that they’re the real deal... 
by artbydjh | Sep 9, 2017 | New Work
Not allllways but I have been known to get SO EXCITED and SO INSPIRED about something that I’m exploring (product, technique, theme, palette…) that before I know it I have SIX canvases at various stages of completion. When I find myself in the middle of these moments,... 
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...