WARD-WINNING ARTIST Justin Gaffrey’s trademark is heavy-texture acrylic paint stacked inches above the surface, which turns the canvas into a sculpture rather than a one-dimensional surface. His most recognizable and sought-after pieces are his sunflower paintings. “Sunflowers are the first heavy-texture painting I painted,” he said. “It was derived from Van Gogh….When I started, I kind of mimicked his brushstroke, and it kind of evolved into this style.”