Tehyla Richman

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Artist Biography

Tehyla Richman is a contemporary artist currently based in Princeton, NJ. She primarily works in oils with the occasional use of watercolor and acrylic. Her drawings and sketched are mainly mixed media. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from Mason Gross School of Arts with a concentration in Painting and a minor in Entrepreneurship. Originally a portrait drawer, Richman has broadend her technique by incorporating her love for drawing people into her painting process as she converts many of her original sketches into large scale paintings. She draws inspiration from her Christian faith, interactions with local community members, and her mixed ethnic and racial background- each informing the color, composition, and narrative of her artwork.

Portfolio

Ernest

Oil on Canvas

36″ x 22″

2025

Danielle

Oil on Canvas

48″ x 48″

2025

Portrait of picked Daffodil’s

Oil on Canvas

24″ x 18″

2025

Portrait of picked Grape Hyacinth

Oil on Canvas

24″ x 18″

2025

David

Oil on Canvas

48″ x 36″

2023

Punkin (All your heArt)

Oil on Canvas

38.5″ x 24”

2023

Thomas and Carol (All your heArt)

Oil on Canvas

” x “

2022

James (All your heArt)

Oil and acrylic on Canvas

36″ x 24″

2022

Rob Low (All your heArt)

Oil on Canvas

22″ x 15″

2022

Nobi

Oil on Canvas

48″ x 36″

2021

Mason Gross Thesis Exhibition

As a Means to Honor (2023)

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Studio Visiting Hours

Sunday 1:00-4:00 PM

Monday 7:00-9:00 PM

Thursday/ Friday 7:30-9:30 PM

It's official! David I will be moving to Scotland this summer as he pursues his PhD at University of St. Andrews: one of the most prestigious schools in the world! We are both so excited and have felt blessed to see God say yes at every check point of this decision. And I will continue to work, enjoy the nature, and ofcourse PAINT!

It's never too early to do technical art. We've been learning all about the color wheel and mastering basic color mixing. I only allow my students to use primary colors so that they can learn to mix any color they want on their own. We've learned about:

Latest work in progress with my first digital sketch (for a final painting)

For a few years I've been averse to digital art. It seems like it's convenience made important skills like color mixing, utilizing utensil weight on paper, planning a composition, and medium tactility (amongst other things you usually need to practice and learn) a little too "easy" for people to use without having learned it more technically. *1-2 are digital still lives, 3-4 are in my physical sketchbook*

I had the privilege of working under the "Windows of Understanding Social Justice Initiative" for Elijah's Promise Food Pantry. What a wonderful mission to represent. Here is a series of process photos from start to finish.

Come on out to the opening reception this Saturday! A show about renewing the old.

Come out tomorrow for the Not Afraid Exhibition opening reception. I'll be there to share a bit about my piece Rob Low!

PRECAD classes were a blast for the kiddos. They loved learning about:

Recent Thoughts:

I have been meaning to publish a website for too long…but alas, it is finnished. I much rather have spent this time starting new paintings at my studio but my future self will be very grateful for the time and effort put into this site. Currently, I am working on a series of family portraits as I’ve realized how devastating it would be to not have painted each of my siblings, along with my parents and husband (who I already painted) if anythinng were to happen to me. There are so many expectations I have for myself as a portrait painter about who I “should” be painting. So for now, I am painting those who I spent time with most easily and have no need to “meet” somewhere as a stranger before painting them.