2011 | Flogging the Muse

Daily Painting: Albi, France

27 March 20144 April 2011 by Julie

Albi skyline study, oil on canvas board, 18 x 24 cm. Available on Etsy. I love the skyline of Albi (the hometown of painter Toulouse-Lautrec). Just look at the layers upon layers of buildings as the city climbs up the hill. It’s the kind of interesting space that draws me in and features prominently in … Read more

Revisiting Venice

17 March 2011 by Julie

Venice gondoliere, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, ©2011 Julie Galante. If you follow this or my other blog, you’ll have an idea how much I love Italy. It seems unfair that a single country can contain so much wonderful food, art, and beauty. I find the combination irresistible. So it’s not so surprising … Read more

Daily painting: Zum Franziskaner

2 May 20117 March 2011 by Julie

Zum Franziskaner, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 cm, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Just another little scene from everyday life in Munich. Zum Franziskaner is one of the many brewery-owned restaurants that can be found in the city center. It’s very sunny here this week, so I hope to go out and take a new … Read more

Portrait in progress: Emily on the tube

24 February 2011 by Julie

Em on the tube (in progress), oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm. For this portrait I’m working from a photo I snapped with my iphone while riding the tube in London with my friend Emily. The florescent lighting of the subway car combined with the flash from the iphone created a slightly eerie, strangely-colored … Read more

Little portraits

29 March 201121 February 2011 by Julie

Almost all of the portraits I’ve painted over the years are life size or larger. I like being able to paint in details without using teeny tiny brushes (also, my hand’s not particularly steady).

Happy Valentine’s Day to me

15 February 2011 by Julie

My husband and I aren’t usually big on Valentine’s Day, but yesterday he gave me a present: a paper cutter. I have been wanting one for years, but didn’t feel I could justify getting one since I don’t cut paper all that often. But damn do I like a nice clean cut, and my exacto … Read more

Back in the studio again

7 February 20117 February 2011 by Julie

I think this one’s done. (Last seen in progress in this post.) What a perfect week to be in the studio. Munich is getting a ridiculous amount of sunlight, enhanced by the slightly longer days. I have a couple of new painting projects in the works, and I’m feeling quite energized. This month is all … Read more

London bunnies

28 February 201130 January 2011 by Julie

During my long January away from my studio, I had a lovely opportunity to get creative in London. A friend of mine, designer Charlene Lam, has decided to welcome the Year of the Rabbit by raising a virtual army of paper-mache bunnies and setting them loose on her East London neighborhood. Who knows what kind … Read more

Left behind: 3 works in progress

29 March 201117 January 2011 by Julie

I am absolutely loving Scotland, even though I miss my studio.

Happy creative 2011

2 December 20116 January 2011 by Julie

Christmas market at the Chinese Tower, Munich | 18 x 24 cm | oil on canvas | @2010 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Happy new year! I had intended to start my new year by diligently posting my art goals for the year, but a couple crazy things came up this week and that just didn’t happen. … Read more