Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
It has been a busy several weeks around here. I’ve had back-to-back art shows on in Munich since mid-September, but finally the majority of the work for them is over and I have time sit back, look around, and figure out how to tackle the next batch of excitement. There’s a whole lot more coming … Read more
Biergarten study alla prima, 30 x 30 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. Greetings from the end of summer. I am desperately hoping the weather will cooperate this evening so I can finish up some photo shoots for a big new project. The scene is set (where else?) in … Read more
I am pleased to announce my next exhibition will be here in Munich during Oktoberfest. Many of my Munich daily paintings will be on display, both oil paintings and mixed-media pieces. If you will be in town, please stop by! I will be there in person for the vernissage (20 Sept), the open house, (29 … Read more
“Eine Maß, bitte!” 30 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Sometimes it feels like life in Munich is one big cliche. One big, cold, foamy, refreshing cliche. When the weather is nice in the summer, we often find ourselves at our local biergarten (beer garden) drinking a maß (liter of beer). … Read more
Biergarten at the Chinese Tower Munich, 10 x 15 cm, mixed media on watercolor paper, ©2012 Julie Galante. [SOLD] More mixed media for you today. I have a couple of postcard-sized watercolor blocks which are great for little mixed-media experiments. I have dozens of drawing and painting implements strewn all over my workspace – tubes … Read more
Sushi Rolls on a Red Plate, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. Despite all the yummy spring fruits and veggies that are showing up at the farmers markets in Germany these days, I have been struggling to find something that interested me as a still life … Read more
Zurich Riverfront: Yellow Sky, 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2012 Julie Galante. [SOLD] We recently went on vacation (Italy – yay!), and before we left I found myself with a motley assortment of colors still wet on my palette. Hating to let good oil paint go to waste, I challenged myself to … Read more
Study: Frauenkirche at Night, 24 x 18 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. Today I posted a few new little Munich paintings to my Etsy shop. I haven’t made many new daily paintings this year (focusing instead on bigger pieces), but they are so popular with collectors that the walls where I display them … Read more
Munich study: Gärtnerplatz, 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. Original painting available for sale on Etsy. Oh hi there. I just realized that it’s been a while since I updated this blog. Rest assured (all 5 of you reading this) that I am still here, still painting. A couple of commissions … Read more
Ötz Valley, 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2012 Julie Galante. [SOLD] The pop-up gallery on Saturday was a huge success! (More details on that in an upcoming post.) This was one of the new paintings I had on display there, barely dry enough to leave the studio. It garnered some very good feedback … Read more