Hello. My name is JD Hunt and I am an award winning illustrator, painter, and graphic designer.
My paintings and illustrations tend to be weird, abstract and imperfect, much like people. Quite often I don't paint an image as much as I discover one from the relationship I build with a painting. I see images in random things and my painting method comes from building up layers to find those images within the marks.
I paint because I can't comprehend any other way to live. And since I've started painting, and pouring my heart out on canvas, I've come to realize that we are emotional and spiritual beings and we can connect and heal and grow through creative activity.
You can find my work at the Jerome Artist Cooperative in Jerome, Arizona, The Eureka Room and Eden in Cottonwood, Arizona, and Zonies in Sedona, Arizona.
Artist Statement
Painting is a symbiotic relationship. I don’t create things as much as I uncover them. The images I produce are parts of me, hidden, in waiting, and when I find them I also find a part myself, and so the image, and I, become more alive. I share these images because it’s the most comfortable way for me to share myself.
Awards
North Carolina School Public Relations Association
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
American Illustration 44 Winner 2025
"Brothers" was selected for the AIAW online catalog.
"Brothers" was selected for the AIAW online catalog.
keep in touch!
contactjdhunt@proton.me