by Julie Ellis | Jun 30, 2022 | News
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...
by Julie Ellis | May 17, 2022 | News
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...
by Julie Ellis | May 9, 2022 | News
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...
by Julie Ellis | May 8, 2022 | News
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....
by Julie Ellis | Apr 5, 2022 | News
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...
by Julie Ellis | Mar 14, 2022 | News
Progressing with painting for final pieces well. These five paintings represent just over four months work. The process of adding abstracting and subtracting paint evolves to reveal layers of visual understanding of the feel, weight, smell, sight and memory associated...
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