Meet oil painter Jeff Hemming during the First Weekend on Main event this weekend. Jeff will be demonstrating his technique.

Jeff grew up in Northern California, as a self-taught observer he took his inspiration from the beaches and waves around Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. While longing for more tropical climates, he moved to Oahu to attend college. Living in Hawaii taught him to see the details and colors of nature and he began rendering tropical scenes of the North Shore, Koolau Mountains, and other sites. Not satisfied with only one style of painting, Jeff utilizes traditional techniques for his work as well as abstract approaches