Julie Ellis Artist

Final Blog Post – Year 3

Final Blog Post – Year 3

Installation: I found the confidence to trust my intuitive response to how the work should be hung. But also, be prepared to try out multiple alternatives. Placing the work in a playful way around the space worked well at first. Anya was great at wall placement and...

Studio progress – Artist Statement Notes

Julie Ellis – Text for publication Artist’s statement 150wds ish Materials, process, and concepts are intrinsically linked, using oil paint, charcoal, and clay to transform three-dimensional matter onto a two-dimensional surface. Materials which have an extensive...
Studio Day – 09/05

Studio Day – 09/05

I have around four weeks to finish the large paintings. I am pushing and pulling perspective to finish them. I have to allow time for drying (usually  a couple of weeks) and tidy up edges ready for hang. I am playing around with the reality of the objects, they are...
Crit – 5/05/22

Crit – 5/05/22

The crit was good for me in terms of thinking in a selective way about how much needs to go on display, weather or not less is more and keeping process back is important and more effective. Absence can impact. I think that more work can dilute the impact of the work....
Work in Progress – Graduation work/Exhibition

Work in Progress – Graduation work/Exhibition

Graduation Show So far for the MA show I have the five paintings which make up a large painting. I also have fourteen plus smaller oils sketches, drawings and collages which make up my preparatory work for the large pieces but also are not recreated within the bigger...