Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
Onions & garlic & greenery, 24 x 18 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Hey, if the Germans can use pickles as Christmas tree decorations, why can’t I use garlic and onions? OK, perhaps it would not be the sweetest-smelling Christmas tree on the block. These pine branches are fun to paint. Perhaps I’ll … Read more
Clementines and cranberries, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. A still life containing pine branches is automatically going to have a Christmas theme, isn’t it? This one started out as just clementines and branches, but as I was painting I decided it needed a small splash … Read more
Open pomegranate, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Pomegranates are one of my favorite fruits, both to eat and to look at. Turns out they’re also fun to paint. If you’ll be in Munich on December 4th, please plan to stop by the Open Studio I will be hosting that … Read more
Autumn leaves on blue, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] I felt like doing another leaf painting today. November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every day.
Crepes and salad, 18 x 24 cm, oil on hardboard, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. Brunch the other day – a colorful salad, a mushroom crepe, and and espresso macchiato. Tasty. November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every day. After they have had … Read more
Autumn leaves on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] These leaf paintings have become almost meditative to make. This one is on canvas, whereas the first two were on canvas board. I wanted to see whether the technique (spreading on thick paint and then using the palette knife to … Read more
Frühstück (Breakfast), 18 x 24 cm, oil on hardboard, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] This painting was inspired by the big, beautiful breakfasts served at a restaurant in my neighborhood in Munich. This frame only captures a part of one breakfast: a croissant, an egg, cheese, jams in small glasses, yoghurt, grapes, tomatoes, and two pats … Read more
Small leaf study, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] This one is more about the paint than the leaf. Sometimes I felt like I was spreading frosting rather than painting. Most of the paint was applied by palette knife, although at times I pushed the paint around with a … Read more
One and a half figs, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. I had to paint this one quickly, because I really wanted to eat the figs. Mmmm fresh figs. November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every day. … Read more
A portrait of the jack-o-lantern as a young man, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. OK, how’s this for cheesy? 🙂 I was inspired by the paint your pumpkin challenge on the Daily Paintworks site. It seemed a fitting way to pay tribute to our lonely little German jack-o-lantern before he … Read more