About Julia
Watercolor Artist, Urban Sketcher & Teacher
Sketchbook Design Class FALL 2025! The Yellow Barn Studio
Julia Rosenbaum is a watercolor artist, teacher and urban sketcher who grew up on Long Island, NY, and now lives in Gaithersburg, MD. She is a Signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and has had her paintings juried into many exhibits including those of the American Watercolor Society, Northwest Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, and the Yellow Barn Studio.
Originally educated in art history, and then law, Julia has worked as a graphic designer for many years. She began teaching classes on watercolor portraits and still life in 2023 at the Yellow Barn Studio, and had a solo show that year in the Park View Gallery in Glen Echo Park.
Exhibitions & Awards
2025 Juried Artist, American Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition
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