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Moonlit Echo Falls, an oil painting by Hope Blakely painted with J.D. Wayne in Richmond, Indiana in fall 2025, featuring a large moon over cascading waterfalls on a dark night canvas.
J.D. Wayne — The Rock and Roll Painter
Our Story

J.D. Wayne, sometimes called the “Rock and Roll Painter,” is known for painting with speed, confidence, and a great deal of energy. His work ranges across landscapes and portraits, and he has also explored charcoal. His upbeat personality and fearless approach at the easel are part of what makes his work and teaching memorable.

J.D. Wayne

Artist Friend, Instructor & CRI

Since 2019
Check out the charcoal rock-and-roll portraits on drum heads—one of J.D.’s coolest recent directions.
Focus Areas
Oils, Landscapes, Portraits, Charcoal
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Workshops and Events

Hope painted with J.D. Wayne in Richmond, Indiana in fall 2025. One favorite from that class is Moonlit Echo Falls, a dark, moonlit landscape with cascading waterfalls that Hope later framed and kept in the Blakely Art Collection.

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Moonlit Echo Falls, an oil painting by Hope Blakely painted with J.D. Wayne in Richmond, Indiana in fall 2025, featuring a large moon over cascading waterfalls on a dark night canvas.
Moonlit Echo Falls — painting by Hope Blakely
Their Work in
the Blakely Art Collection

The Blakely Art Collection currently includes an original J.D. Wayne painting, Blue Moon. His gallery page is the best place to see work by J.D. that is currently represented in the collection.

More Moments Together

Painting project from an extra class with J.D. Wayne in Winchester, Indiana, around 2021, added onto a Dana Jester and Steve Ross workshop trip.
J.D. Wayne add-on workshop project
Foggy farm landscape with a fence in the foreground, painted during an add-on class with J.D. Wayne while attending a Dana Jester and Steve Ross workshop trip.
Foggy farm scene with J.D. Wayne
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