by artbydjh | Aug 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
I go through periods of time when it’s super easy to start paintings but not as easy to see them through to the finish line. I get over-excited about one idea, which leads to another, and then another… I had been in one of those cycles recently but didn’t actually... 
by artbydjh | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
I go through cycles with painting where I strive to tighten or loosen up some of my work. I’m always experimenting and consistently trying new techniques to keep things interesting for both me and the viewer. I’m currently in the loosen-it-up mode. Through a recently... 
by artbydjh | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
June 26th – 28th is the 7th Annual Plein Air Arts Festival in Cannon Beach. DragonFire has events happening all three days and just last week, I brought TEN new paintings to the gallery. This festival is a city-wide event with ten galleries... 
by artbydjh | Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m sure that I’ve talked about this before but when I move forward with an idea for a painting, I typically think (at minimum) in twos. Whether it’s approaching a new subject, a new process or a new product, I don’t feel that you can give that new idea ‘a fair shake’... 
by artbydjh | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every so often I get the urge to do something very familiar – in a completely new way. I paint a lot of street scenes and people with umbrellas but I love to mix up the way that I do it either through products or process. I’ve used a medium called slow dry in... 
by artbydjh | Jun 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
I do a lot of paintings with blacks and white. When I first started painting, years ago, I would just go buy the one of two blacks available – squeeze a large amount onto my palette and start working. A few years back I took a class on color theory. I learned how to...