Hello, my name is JD Hunt and I am a fine artist, illustrator, and graphic designer.
My work is loose and often abstract. My love of paint and texture shows up heavily in most of my work. I like to let my work develop through experimentation, and often small mistakes, or intentional mishaps shape the direction of a piece; and I definitely don't stay in the lines.
I like the idea of a piece of art having a life of its own. I work in layers, building up and stripping away paint, much like how a person grows and changes over time and I tend to choose tools like graphite pencils, charcoal, watercolor crayons, and acrylic paint. I also use different types of surfaces and often try to dirty up the paper by soaking it in things like old coffee. My paintings generally have a used look to them, because I want them to have history and scars, to depict layers of experience.
I hope my work resonates with people emotionally and they recognize some of their own life’s journey in my work.
Artist Statement
I Making art is a symbolic relationship. I don't create things as much as I uncover them. The images I produce are parts of me, hidden, in waiting. I share these images because it's the most comfortable way for me to share myself
Published Work
I have worked for North Carolina Public Schools as well as individuals and small businesses such as Zero Point Jiu Jitsu, and Godzina Music.
My paintings and prints can be viewed and purchased at Eden in Cottonwood, Arizona and Vino Zona in Jerome, Cottonwood, and Sedona, Arizona.
My paintings and prints can be viewed and purchased at Eden in Cottonwood, Arizona and Vino Zona in Jerome, Cottonwood, and Sedona, Arizona.
Past Exhibitions
Outside the Box (Group Show)
Jerome Artist Cooperative, Jerome, AZ
July 27 - September 27, 2022
Solo Show
Village Gallery, Sedona, AZ
December 2021
Group Show
Alamance Arts, Graham, NC
August 2021
Jerome Artist Cooperative, Jerome, AZ
July 27 - September 27, 2022
Solo Show
Village Gallery, Sedona, AZ
December 2021
Group Show
Alamance Arts, Graham, NC
August 2021
Awards
North Carolina School Public Relations Association Blue Ribbon Awards
2018 - Gold Award - Digital Media
2017 - Gold Award - Graphic Design
2016 - Gold Award - Graphic Design
2018 - Gold Award - Digital Media
2017 - Gold Award - Graphic Design
2016 - Gold Award - Graphic Design
Contact Me
contactjdhunt@proton.me
contactjdhunt@proton.me
Follow me @studio_mortem