RHYTHMS OF NATURE

“Julia’s artwork captures the energy and rhythms of nature. She does not represent the surface of nature as most artists do, but the underlying essence of it.” — Dan Dower, Dower & Hall 

This observation sits at the heart of Julia's practice. She is less interested in painting a landscape as it appears, and more in expressing how it feels.  Much of her inspiration comes from her enduring love of the sea. 

Working primarily with alcohol ink, metallic leaf and resin, Julia allows the art materials to move freely before guiding them into balance. The inks flow, collide and disperse like tidal currents. Metallic elements catch and fracture the light.  Resin preserves motion within stillness. 

At their core, these paintings are about inviting calm into a space.  

Alongside these works are Julia's most recent collection of cyanotypes with gold leaf. Using sunlight as part of the process, these pieces feel more distilled — oceanic impressions rendered in deep blue and light. The addition of gold leaf introduces warmth and luminosity, echoing the way sunlight strikes water.  

Together, these bodies of work reflect both movement and stillness — an ongoing meditation on the sea and its enduring rhythm.