On portraits and attributes
Jessica, 60 x 80 cm, acrylic on canvas, ©2007 Julie Galante. I’ve been thinking a lot about attributes recently. In portraiture, an attribute is an object included to help the viewer identify the subject, or to communicate something about the subject. Artists’ self portraits often include paint brushes or a palette, for example. Catholic saints are [...]
Puttering around the studio
This has happened before. I have a big, several-month expanse of time in the studio ahead of me. Time to buckle down, get productive, take my art seriously. I’ve been playing around long enough; it’s time to make a Series Of Work. Time to paint a bunch of big canvases, sticking to a similar subject, [...]
Daily Painting: more Munich
Central Munich study (Rischart), 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] And we’re back to Munich paintings. I do love the architecture in this city, with all its pointy spires and fairy-tale turrets. This view is just off the Viktualienmarkt, right in the center of the city. It’s a small, elevated [...]
Daily painting: self portrait, pink and purple
Self portrait in pink and purple, 30 x 30 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. I didn’t set out to paint myself using mostly two colors, but somehow this is what I ended up with at the end of the afternoon. I haven’t decided yet if I’ll keep working on it or leave it [...]
Daily painting: dangerous veggies
Study: Broccoli, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Here in Germany we are in the middle of a mysterious outbreak of scary mutant killer E.coli infections. Even though it has been more than a month since it started, no culprit has been identified, although we’re being told to cook all vegetables before [...]
