Julie was raised in southern California, but discovered her love for the natural world in her grandparents Arizona backyard, where she spent summers watering the cactus and capturing horny toads. A part-time artist throughout her life, she happily returned to her love of art full-time when she retired from nursing in 2014. She currently enjoys a daily painting practice in the home studio of her north Phoenix home, and exhibits her work regularly throughout the valley. Her work is held in both corporate and private collections throughout the country.
Statement
With color and motion as my tools, I tack up canvas on my studio wall and joyfully splash acrylic paint onto the surface, creating a life-sized environment. When I step into the studio, I welcome back that childlike wonderment that invites me to paint abstractly from the beauty of nature. I work to bring the lush and luminous aliveness of the Sonoran desert into my paintings.
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