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Too Old

30 January 2008 by Julie

I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do with myself when we decided to move to Munich. I had a hunch I wanted to more aggressively pursue my career as an artist, and so I investigated going back to art school as an option. I found the website of the Akademie der bildenden Künste … Read more

Studio!

28 January 2008 by Julie

The single most exciting thing about our new apartment is that it contains a room which I get to use as my studio. A whole room just for my art! I’ve never had that before. It’s thrilling. I love this room. It is big and bright and has a big window with a lovely view. … Read more

Getting back into things

24 January 2008 by Julie

I spent the last month and a half of 2007 traveling without a single art supply; so far 2008 has mostly been occupied with settling in in our new apartment in our new city (Munich). One of the most exciting things about this new apartment is that I have a studio in it. I’m still … Read more

Work in Progress: Tomoko

6 March 2007 by Julie

I often reach a point in a painting where I really love something about it, even though I don’t love it as a whole and I know it’s not finished. I get kind of panicky at this point, because I’m afraid that if I work on the painting too much more, I’ll ruin whatever it … Read more

Apples and their reflections

2 October 20121 February 2007 by Julie

30 x 45 cm, oil on canvas, 1992. In high school I took two years of AP Art. One year my theme was portraits, and the other year it was fruit. I can’t remember exactly why I chose fruit. Probably as much for its ease as anything. You don’t need much space to set up … Read more

Yoshiko

8 January 2007 by Julie

40 x 50 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2006-2007. I’m not sure this one is finished (which is how I feel about most of my paintings when I post them here). I do at least need a break from it – I’ve stared at it too much. I’m looking forward to starting something new. Perhaps this … Read more

Katy

25 December 2006 by Julie

40 x 50 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2006. This portrait was a new challenge for me, in that it is the first full portrait I’ve done recently of a person whom I’ve never met in the flesh. Not knowing the subject makes it difficult for me to improvise too much, and I found myself worrying … Read more

The artist speaks

11 December 2006 by Julie

Hi there. OK, this isn’t really a big deal, since I blog all the time on my other two blogs. But I think I’m going to start writing on this one, too. I’ve found (with my vegetarian blog, for example), that when I write about something, it helps my thinking on the subject. And my … Read more