tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42930482109912696872024-03-17T01:49:17.924-04:00A Year On The FlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger713125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-38397075727203163762020-09-09T12:57:00.000-04:002020-09-09T12:57:02.053-04:00Joel DeJong Art From now on you can follow me on my facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/joeldejongart/on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joeldejongart/or via my website at www.joeldejongart.comThanks for all the years of encouragement!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-28563410446555358502015-12-14T10:21:00.000-05:002015-12-14T10:21:00.420-05:00"Corona In Her Favorite Spot" Watercolor
Here is yet another piece of art from my backyard. Simply put it is my dog in here favorite spot, soaking up the heat of an early morning sun as it crests the roofline of the house you cannot see. There is a lot going on in this seemingly simple painting but I will let you interpret it as you will. I again apologize for the poor quality photo.
"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-18233152334272597922015-12-13T10:09:00.000-05:002015-12-13T10:09:00.509-05:00Pop Art -Ace George Guynemer
I messed around with a little pop art the other day and since aviation is technically my day job, I of course have a real affinity for the history of planes and pilots.
It was really just an excuse to do something over my morning coffee.
The original was a b&w photo from WW1 but I thought I'd mess around with the computer and give it a Warhol'esk look.
It isn't a Campbell Soup can but I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-46369727586170588392015-12-11T10:06:00.001-05:002015-12-11T10:06:56.507-05:00Adding Paintings - Old Blue Shed
Neglected as it is I do occasionally post new content to this blog, though not as often as I do to my Facebook Hexfishing page. Some content doesn't even make the transfer but since this blog is partly responsible for my elevation as an artist I endeavor to keep it alive.
The other day it was raining hard and since I found myself a bit bummed at having been pushed out of my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-53801049354410257222015-10-14T09:45:00.001-04:002015-10-14T09:45:22.032-04:00Three Trout Icons - New Paintings
Westslope Cutthroat
Rainbow Trout
Brook trout
Its been a while but I am still at it. For more up to date paintings, check out https://www.facebook.com/hexfishing and my print shop at http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/joel-dejong.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-74196184576452269002015-09-22T15:07:00.000-04:002015-09-22T21:46:29.758-04:00A Few Words On The Stonefly
Never underestimate the power of the stonefly. For the weight, there is few deep fishable flies that can beat it. Whether you drift it or drag it, a properly fished Stonefly will yield you some big trout.
In my last few trips to the trout streams in South Carolina I have proven this concept yet again. Color and presentation mater but when you find the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-35867812355831505902015-09-02T17:06:00.002-04:002015-09-02T17:06:37.093-04:00
I recently returned from a backpacking trip in South Carolina with my brother in-law. It was a great trip and even hooked into some really beautiful trout. Here is a short video of the trip. Enjoy.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-13158507750199129782015-08-18T11:35:00.001-04:002015-08-18T11:35:34.134-04:00Brick And Mortar Salmon - New Painting
Ever see those big vintage advertising signs painted on the side of old businesses and think, 'that is pretty cool'? Well so did I and after toying around with the idea in my mind for a while I came up with this new watercolor.
Based on a vintage Salmon cannery logo, I painted this brick by brick, adding in little details in every single stone. I took special care to add inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-77597263745361717542015-07-31T12:16:00.000-04:002015-07-31T12:16:00.178-04:00Sketching Random Stuff
A few random sketches for you. For more original art head on over to www.hexfishing.com
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-43209252158041640172015-07-29T12:15:00.001-04:002015-07-29T12:15:17.675-04:00Painting A Reef Fish
Not a normal painting for me but I thoughts I'd branch out and try something a little new.
Saltwater reef fish are beautiful creatures and are often the subjects of artists as well as interesting species in any home or office aquarium. I was lucky enough to make it down to Mexico last month and do a little snorkeling along one of the many reef Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-60566982393771515642015-07-15T11:26:00.006-04:002015-07-15T11:26:53.248-04:00Dedicated Angler T Shirts
NEW Shirt Designs now available at my shirt shop. Choose the color and the size and have yours shipped out to you today. How dedicated are you?
New Dedicated Trout Angler and New Dedicated Salmon Angler shirts available in a variety of colors and sizes.
Also check out my many other designs for the anglers in your life. All available at
http://Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-67371596339789616652015-07-04T14:45:00.001-04:002015-07-04T14:45:51.804-04:00Happy Birthday AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-84180401892085637342015-06-29T12:59:00.002-04:002015-06-29T12:59:27.752-04:00NC Trout Portrait For A Special Angler
For fathers day I had the special privilege of rendering a record catch for one father from his sons. Caught in a North Carolina stream, this beautiful rainbow was an exciting experience for this angler and his sons wanted to surprise their dad with a wall hanger to remember it.
It had been a while since I picked up the paints so I was eager to get started on this piece. Painting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-66455947522554938952015-06-22T10:20:00.000-04:002015-06-22T10:20:00.322-04:00Adding Art For Sale, Brookies, Tigers, Rainbows, & Browns - Love them Trout
Its time for a little self promotion. I am told I need to do this a little more to get my art out there but the truth is it just kinda makes me feel like a vacuum sales man.
Anyhow - www.hexfishing.com - my art website has finally been updated to include some of the newer paintings I have done as well as some not previously up for sale. Some of these have made it to this blog Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-74842498172349089222015-06-21T04:00:00.000-04:002015-06-21T04:00:06.322-04:00Old School Art & Being P.C.
I passed through Knoxville a little while ago and came across a few examples of some old school art on southern money. For all those out there complaining that there has never been a woman on our paper currency, (Sacagawea has her own dollar coin in case you forgot) I say look to the past and look to the south. The Ocoee Bank Of Tennessee not only placed a southern bell on their $10Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-83564817760550303732015-06-18T14:30:00.000-04:002015-06-18T14:30:00.782-04:00Keeping Up The Skills
Nothing much to say about this one other than it has already been spoken for before it made it here. It was a practice piece just to keep me involved with the color flow and to practice my watercolor skills.
This one was just a simple sketch done a few moments before the marbles. I did this in a rough style and under five minutes just to get my mind going.
Yes, none of this has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-7826297282541021602015-06-17T17:37:00.001-04:002015-06-17T17:37:09.073-04:00Quail Stippling Illustration
I have been experimenting with dots lately and got inspired to do a little bit of dot sketching outside my usual fish subjects. A recent client of mine asked if I have done any birds in watercolor and I immediately thought back to the Pheasant and the California Quail I did a few years ago. Of course I have also done various song birds and even a few mallard ducks (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-28859217630149810592015-05-21T22:38:00.002-04:002015-05-23T17:12:55.645-04:00Tiger Trout Watercolor
I have not added material to this blog in far to long. I also have not put paint to paper in even longer. Both are crimes quite unforgivable in the blogger world. That said, This is a short and sweet post.
With any luck this will be a precursor to my return to posting. Hopefully I can also get a better photo of the finished piece soon.
'Tiger Trout'
Watercolor On Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-39374090508102980472015-03-25T13:25:00.001-04:002015-03-25T13:26:49.795-04:00Tenkara Jam 2015
I just put the finishing touches on this years poster for the 2015 Tenkara Jam!!! www.appalachiantenkara.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-68647968295677728712015-02-25T10:12:00.001-05:002015-02-25T10:12:58.786-05:00Are You Missing Strikes In Your Caddis Box?
How diverse is your Caddis pattern box? Does it just have a few elk hairs or is it stacked with a wide range of flies of all colors and material? Well if it doesn't have a wide range of different patterns and sizes of these abundant flies then you could be missing out on even more fish.
The truth is that Caddis flies populate the earth with more than 12,000 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-91934613870524609192015-02-22T09:14:00.000-05:002015-02-22T09:14:08.136-05:00Back At The Art Thing With Dots
The other day my little girls asked if I could sketch a butterfly for her so I got out the pad and started inking out a monarch using nothing but ink dots. Its a technique called stippling and I had only dabbled in using it in the past. It had always struck me that, although beautiful in the end, it was tedious and time consuming form of illustration. For this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-26836364203085649762015-02-21T10:07:00.002-05:002015-02-21T10:21:24.116-05:00Bassmasters 2015 Swag (this ain't about trout) and I Meet Guy Harvey
Its not about trout but its fishing and if involves hooking into any type of fish and getting some free swag - count me in. I of course am talking about the Bassmasters Classic.
I literally own only two poles for spin fishing. One is a salt water rod that I bought for pier fishing 10 years ago for $20 and the other is a 4.5 foot light weight trout spin rod I got before I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-31502115979984370722015-02-19T10:08:00.001-05:002015-02-19T10:08:42.318-05:00Its Been A While
I wont go into why its been so long since my last post except to say, occasionally a few things in life are more important than fishing and art. Of course I haven't been all idle in my absence from the web so here is just a few doodles and pics I have done recently to pass the very few idle moments.
.Sketching goofy fish...
A random streamer illustration
An illustration for a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-35770752186910310542014-10-25T14:17:00.000-04:002014-10-25T14:17:05.785-04:00The Greenback Cutthroat Trout
One of Americas true national treasures, the Greenback Cutthroat Trout was once thought to be extinct but after being rediscovered in some isolated streams around the 1950's, the Greenback is on its way to reclaiming much of its native habitat.
The Cutthroat is a beautiful trout and as any angle can attest, it is also a joy to hook into one. The Greenback is just one segment of a variety Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293048210991269687.post-32267882885874831172014-10-08T11:25:00.001-04:002014-10-08T11:25:54.291-04:00At the Desk Tying Trash Flies
The other day I was looking over a few fly tying books at a book store and came across one called Fly Patterns by Fishing Guides. With 200 flies used by guides all over the world I thought that this would be a great addition to my collection of interesting books on fly tying and promptly bought it.
The first one that caught my attention was the Foam Emerger by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4