Last year I was sorting through books, doing a hard cull down before packing to move. The art books were the toughest to let go. I had so many, and inherited even more from my Mom several years ago. Her collection included Asian Art, art from Latin America, [...]
Visual artists are surrounded with art - mostly their own - and I am always curious what creations from other artists catch their eye and become part of their collection. Discerning eyes. This post is about a particular piece in my collection. When I was 10 years old [...]
© Daryl D. Johnson, Shifting, Oils on Canvas, 32 x 54" It was a giant shift in climate, latitude and attitude. I moved to New Orleans from New Hampshire a few months ago. How did that come to be? My husband started listening to WWOZ, the jazz station [...]
(Featured Painting: Painting in the Gallery during my show "Vibrant Vistas". 30x40" Oils on Canvas. May 2019) I like to work from photos I have taken and lots of time people send me images of clouds that they have shot and given me permission to use. The composition [...]
© Daryl D. Johnson Northeast Air Oils on canvas 10 x 20" I often work from photos I have taken of skies, tree lines, marshes, tidelands. In the midst of mixing colors, pouring mediums, stretching canvas and all the other steps of preparing and using materials to create [...]
Went birding at Plum Island, Northern Shore of MA a few days ago. It was really the best weather one can expect in New England in February. I love the textures of the grasses and wild beach plum shrubs in winter. Most of the island is part of [...]
Brushstrokes: Footprints to Understanding Wondering what the brushwork that provides the texture, direction, depth of paint, etc. on a canvas surface can help tell the story of a piece. Artists have a lot of tools to use: color, composition, subject matter, perspective... The brush can leave an expressive [...]
How do I move thru a painting towards completion? While studying the piece, I ask questions...in no particular order: — What is the story here? — A coming storm? — An inhale / exhale? — A conflict, a resolution? — Momentum? — A sigh of relaxation? — Are [...]
"Northeast Motion" 30x40" Oils on Canvas Daryl D. Johnson to Exhibit Paintings at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce “New Hampshire Landscapes in Motion” on display January through March, 2019. An Artist Reception is scheduled for Friday, January 11, 2019 from 5pm to 7pm. Described by Art New [...]
"Calm Today" Oils on canvas 30x40" Barn Gallery Juried Show June 27 –July 28, 2018, 2018 Reception July 7th from 5–7:30pm Barn Gallery Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, Maine Free BONUS: Short walk from Gallery to picturesque Perkins Cove. On the Trolley line.
