Lemon Tree

"Lemon Tree"

watercolor 

(20" x 10")

 

Don't forget...

an exclusive 

one day online sale 

coming up....

but only available to my newsletter subscribers.

click here to sign up.

Today's piece is available, email me if you can see it in your home.

Red Peppers

"Red Peppers"

watercolor (12" x 12")

Come paint with me...........

A new class being offered through Creative Artists Group (Sierra Madre, Ca)
June 24th- Sept 2

PUSHING WATERCOLOR BEYOND THE BASICS........ Julie Hill

                                                           Mondays, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Bring your watercolor paintings to a new level: learn how to make your paintings tell a story and be more engaging to the viewer, all with a fresh, loose and dynamic approach. Fundamentals of composition, value, color usage, brushwork, and the artist's impressionistic style will be covered. Students may work on their own or follow teacher's demo. Class structure will consist of critiques, demos, and independent work with individual attention. Please note this class is restricted to intermediate and advanced students.

click here for more info and registration

 

The View is Great Up Here

"The View is Great Up Here"

watercolor (30" x 15")

Another from our virtual safari...

thanks CW for the awesome photo reference.

This sloppy tongued fella is available, 

just email me if you are interested

Spring Geraniums

"Spring Geraniums"

watercolor (12" x 12")

Announcing a special online sale coming up in June....

but it is only available to my newsletter subscribers.

Are you signed up?

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A Family Affair

"A Family Affair"

watercolor (5" x 10")

We are meant to be in community...

to be together.

Is that why animal families just pull at our hearts?

Today's piece is available to join your family,

click here, if you are interested.

Venice

Venice

watercolor (6" x 6")

Need a little adventure in your life?

Or maybe just a bit of color and culture?      

Take this moment...we are wandering around Venice,

and no, we are not lost!

Today's piece is available, click here.

Cheetah

"Cheetah"

Watercolor (22"x 30")

51st Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair


Come Enjoy the Art,
 live music, food
and great weather!!

I am bringing lots of great priced art and
 would love to see you!!!

Saturday May 4th
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Sunday May 5th
9:30 AM - 5 :00 PM 

Memorial Park

222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Sierra Madre, Ca  91024

 www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org   

Red Geraniums

"Red Geraniums"

watercolor (6" x 6")

Happy Spring to you all...

may you have little moments of sunshine...

and large days of love!

"Red Geraniums" is available, click here if you are interested.

French Periwinkle Door-Sold!

"French Periwinkle Door"

watercolor (6" x 6")
SOLD

I have a dear collector, "KC"...

"KC" has taken many vacations and several times asked me to paint 

"something" from her photos....

Which is always a treat to be included in her life.

Today's photos was found deep in the long forgotten computer files...

I thought my students would get a kick out of that periwinkle door. I did.

Meal Interrupted-Sold!

"Meal Interrupted"

watercolor (24" x 18")
SOLD

Another from our virtual safari...

thanks CW...

I am having so much fun with your reference photos.

Yellow Pepper and Radishes

"Yellow Pepper and Radishes"

watercolor (6" x 9")

Today's piece was painted as a demo for a private student.

It really was a treat to spend time with this artist...

and play with all those yummy reds, yellows and greens.

Announcing a special new class:

"Watercolor Wednesdays en Plein Air"

For the month of May and/or June come paint with me.

We will be capturing the lovely locations in the Pasadena area.

Read all about it here

"Yellow Pepper and Radishes" is available. 

Click here if you are interested.

Barnscape 6- Sold!

"Barnscape 6"

watercolor (6" x 6")
SOLD

Today' piece was a demo done for a private student.... 

tons of fun was had!

Gwendolyn

"Gwendolyn"

watercolor (6" x 6")

Something about chickens....gotta love them!

Today's piece is a demo for my Monday students.....a fabulous group I have.

If you are interested in taking classes with me, be sure to sign up for my newsletter....

I will be announcing summer evening classes in Sierra Madre, a plein air class Wednesday morning, and other cool stuff. Click here for newsletter sign up.

"Gwendolyn" is available...click here, if you are interested.

Before Opening Hours, Chinatown Los Angeles

"Before Opening Hours, Chinatown Los Angeles"

watercolor (16" x 16")

It always amazes me how something, or someone, can look so different...

just by changing the light.

The other day I was up and out early, driving through downtown...

(mind you, not for the purpose of collecting reference photos...but for shopping at sample sales!)

Anyway, I was driving by our Chinatown...it was vacant...and bright,

there it sat....looking so different than all the times before.

Today's piece is available, email me if you are interested.

How About This Place?

"How About This Place"

watercolor (6" x 6")

Imagine if you will...

you are out with your favorite gal pal

shopping and lunch.

A day of meandering and finding that "perfect item", 

getting hungry and need to get off the feet.....

"How about this place?"

Today's piece is available, click here if you are interested.

In The Quiet Canal

"In The Quiet Canal"

watercolor (6" x 6")

Can't you just hear the "quietness"?

Can't you just feel the dampness?

Can't you just smell the canal?

Can't you just imagine yourself there?

Go ahead...take that moment, picture it.

"In The Quiet Canal" is available, click here if you are interested.

Giraffes

"Giraffes" 

watercolor (11" x 28")

Sometimes God brings you little gifts...

and you can't but feel the blessings.

Recently, I sold some elephant paintings online...

and a correspondence ensued with the new collector. 

Turns out Cindy has been on safari multiple times...and is a wildlife photographer!

She has generously allowed me to use her gorgeous work as reference photos for my art.

Now that is a blessing!

Stay tuned! We are going on a safari via J Hill Paintings!

"Giraffes" is available, email me if you are interested

 

Pop's Cafe, Santa Ana

"Pop's Cafe"

watercolor (12" x 12")

Here's another from the day gallavanting around Santa Ana with my gal pals.

This one just came together...I love it when things do that...just come together!

"Pop's Cafe" is available through Chemers Gallery

2nd Street Promenade, Santa Ana

"2nd Street Promenade, Santa Ana"

watercolor (12" x 16")

A few weeks back, I spent a lovely morning with my dear artist friends

Dori Dewberry, Kim Van Der Hoek and Dana Cooper.

We were scouting around Santa Ana Arts district for reference photos,

as we all are participating in the upcoming show Viewpoints: Orange County

presented by Chemers Gallery and the Tustin Art League.

Anyway, today's painting arose from that adventure with the girls.

Today's piece is available, email me if you are interested

Citrus and Copper

"Citrus and Copper"

watercolor (6" x 6")

Today's painting was a demo for my Thursday morning students.

We had planned to do a still life...nothing specific, but they were to supply the props.

Surprisingly enough, every one of my students including myself, brought in some kind of citrus.

We had lemons (three different varieties), tangelos (which tasted awesome) and limes.

Thankfully Kathy brought in a copper bowl too!

"Citrus and Copper" is available, click here if you are interested.