Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
We’re in the middle of a big home decluttering project (inspired in part by Marie Kondo’s excellent book). In the course of sorting through our office supplies, I came across a ridiculous amount (4 boxes) of ‘fine parchment’ ivory-colored printer paper, no doubt acquired by both my husband and me for printing resumes right out … Read more
Some paintings go from idea to finished work quickly and fluidly. Plenty of others get started and then cast aside, lingering around the studio in a half-finised state. Over time I manage to figure out some of these pieces, but there are always those that continue to stick around, not making their resolutions obvious to … Read more
I’ve just had the privilege of spending a week on the Scottish coast at a workshop led by Gillian Lee Smith, an incredible artist and teacher. The workshop was held in Gardenstown, an impossibly tiny and adorable village with one pub, one cafe, and no mobile phone reception. We started the week with a lot … Read more
I love these tiny little 10x15cm canvases – I can easily paint several of them in a day. Right now I seem to be a little obsessed with Plockton, a Scottish Highland town we recently visited. (Yesterday I wrote about our trip to Plockton on my travel blog.) Going back through the dozens of photos … Read more