I have always had a passion for creativity ever since I can remember. I studied\u00a0studio arts with an emphasis in graphic design at Humboldt\u00a0State, and then went on to pursue a career in graphic arts. During this 20\u00a0year period I occasionally dabbled with watercolor and oil pastel painting,\u00a0but never really got serious. It wasn’t until my former husband finally pulled\u00a0the rug out from under me and got me soft pastel classes as a gift that I\u00a0actually made the time and commitment to allow myself the freedom to\u00a0explore my creative passions. Once I started, I knew I didn’t want to give\u00a0it up. I have always loved the rich and vivid colors of soft pastels, and\u00a0knew if I were going to start painting that this would be my medium of\u00a0choice.<\/p>\n
Other than that I don\u2019t really have some deep soul searching novel to\u00a0write about myself, except for the fact that I look forward to painting\u00a0each day, and seeing what I can come up with. For the moment I\u2019m really\u00a0intrigued by landscapes and lighting, and playing with color value. Back\u00a0in college I had this teacher who insisted that we never use black paint,\u00a0and then again this message was driven home when I took a future watercolor\u00a0class. It is for this reason that I shy away from using black in my\u00a0paintings, and look towards dark blues, purples and greens to achieve my\u00a0dark values.<\/div>\n
My paintings to date are primarily focused around the Mattole Valley (located in Humboldt County),\u00a0where I grew up along with some scenic images of the Capay Valley\u00a0which I enjoy as well when I\u2019m driving through. When I\u2019m not painting\u00a0you can find me at home in Auburn, CA, raising my two daughters. On frequent occasions you\u2019ll find us out in the Mattole Valley, spending\u00a0time with our extended family and enjoying the ranch I grew up on. I hope you\u00a0enjoy my paintings as much as I’ve enjoyed creating them. Cheers!!!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjohnsonpaintings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}