About Julia Louise.
Let me introduce myself. I’m a self taught oil painter, and I specialize in painting realistic and vividly colorful domestic scenes. I gather inspiration and reference images from my everyday life, taking effort to never stage a moment past minor compositional changes. Common themes in my work are aesthetic beauty, calmness, comfort, interesting light sources, and place. I have a Bachelor’s degree in writing, which I use to help add context to my paintings. I have been painting for the last twenty years, using oil for the last seven, and painting professionally for the last two. I am an artist at the beginning of her career. I make my work from my home studio in Washington, U.S.
I also have a Youtube channel, to which I post weekly. My videos are process videos of my paintings, and stories from my everyday life. I view these videos as an extension of my art practice, and they hold a valuable behind the scenes look at each painting. I release my paintings in collections, with the aim of 2-4 collections a year.
the world is on fire, but i’m still here
I have a broader title for this chapter of work I make. “The world is on fire but I’m still here.” It’s the overarching theme of all of my collections. This combination of a title and a guiding theme help me create work that emphasizes claims of space and time. We do not have a guaranteed future; I believe this is the first generation who really feels that suffocating knowledge. My way to combat this consuming fear is to recognize, make my own, and share the beautiful moments I do have. Each collection I release is founded in enjoyment of the present, because only the present is certain. I find great peace in viewing life this way- appreciating what is here now. The chaos of the unknown and the un-fixable has never inspired me to work for a better future; it has only consumed me with dread and depression. But the warm and accepting way of loving what I can see and feel has inspired me endlessly to foster kindness and share hope.
Contact me.
Julialouiseart.business@gmail.com
Washington, USA