About Julia
Watercolor Artist and Sketcher
Hello! And thank you for visiting! I've been drawing and painting my whole life, but only recently started to make it a daily practice after I finished homeschooling my daughter. I love watercolors because of the way they move and combine on the page, and the unpredictable results. Portraits are my favorite subject; I think watercolors are the perfect medium to portray the luminosity of faces.
I will be teaching "Intermediate Watercolor Still Life and Portrait Painting" at the Yellow Barn in Glen Echo Park, Bethesda, MD during the Winter and Spring (2024) sessions. And I'll be teaching a "Watercolor Pet Portrait Painting" class there in July 2024.
Exhibitions & Awards
2023 Rick Bradley Memorial Award, "Dreamy", Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition
2022 Solo Show, "Still Life: Reflections of Home", Park View Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD
2021 Juried Artist, Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Baltimore Watercolor Society
2021 Attained Signature Artist Status,
Baltimore Watercolor Society
2021 Juried Artist, Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Unlimited Members Exhibition
2020 Honorable Mention, Still Life, Montgomery Art Association
2020 3rd place, Animal Portraits, Montgomery Art Association
2019 Juried Artist, Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, Baltimore Watercolor Society
2017 Friends of Yellow Barn Members Show
2016 Walt Bartman and Students Gouache & Drawing Exhibition
Affiliations
Baltimore Watercolor Society, Signature Artist
Montgomery Art Association
American Watercolor Society
Northwest Watercolor Society