Digital Painting
BLM RVA ART SHOWCASE 2021
Curator’s Choice Award: The Black Pastoral
"Natural Beauty by Dayna Balough captured the theme for me perfectly. The intense gaze of the figure is visually arresting, and the painterly marks generate a vibrancy of the individual.”
— Francis Thompson (Curator)
February 2021
Richmond, VA
Concept: BLM RVA ART SHOWCASE was a community showcase too combat institutional racism.
Medium: Digital painting, Procreate
This exhibition was not only an opportunity to support a cause close to my heart, but a chance to come together as a community with a shared pasion in celebration. It was a deeply touching experience.
FILM THROUGH COLOR BLOCKING
July 2020
Richmond, VA
Concept: 1”x 1” circular pin designs based on popular “indie” movies.
Medium: Digital painting, Procreate
I used this mini series as an exercise in how to communicate an image or scene through a limited color palate with style and dimention rules.
TYLER THE CREATOR: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
July 2022
Richmond, VA
Concept: Putting my own spin on Tyler’s album art for “Call Me If You Get Lost” and trying my hand at digital portraiture.
Medium: Digital painting, Procreate
I fell in love with the process of digital portraiture through this mini piece. Playing with color and micro expressions digitally was an interesting and highly addictive exercise and something I continue to be facinated by.
PUZZLE PEICE
May 2022
Florence, Italy
Concept: Inspired by Radiohead’s “Jigsaw Falling Into Place”
Medium: Digital painting, Procreate
I listened to the song maybe 30 times while working on this piece, it just fit in my mind.