Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
Study: Munich Odeonsplatz, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 cm, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] I haven’t been doing very many daily paintings recently; my large series of portraits and a couple commissions are taking up most of my studio time these days. I’m excited about everything I’m working on, but I miss having these little … Read more
Woman with MacBook Air (work in progress), 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante I am loving my current project, a big series of portraits with modern technology attributes. The first four or five portraits should be complete and up on my website within a week or so. My goal is to … Read more
Two paint tubes, two brushes | 15 x 20 cm | oil on canvas | ©2011 Julie Galante | available on Etsy Last night I dreamed I was interviewing for something art-related. The interviewer (a stern older man) asked me what artists influenced me. I struggled to answer this, tossing out the first names of … Read more
So just the other day I was whining about how hard it is for me to work in series. Work in Progress: Scott with MacBook Pro.©2011 Julie Galante. Now suddenly my studio is full of related paintings in progress, and I have six more models lined up. I do believe I’ve found myself a series. I’ve … Read more
Cherries, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Buy now This little daily painting was very hard to photograph. It’s so dark, and a lot of its interestingness comes from the three-dimensionality of the paint. For the past few weeks my still lifes have been less about representing the object and more … Read more
Kohlrabi study, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Kohlrabi isn’t the most attractive vegetable in the world, is it? But it was fun to paint. In other news, my first newsletter finally went out! You can check it out (and sign up to receive future newsletters by email) here.
Central Munich study (Rischart), 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] And we’re back to Munich paintings. I do love the architecture in this city, with all its pointy spires and fairy-tale turrets. This view is just off the Viktualienmarkt, right in the center of the city. It’s a small, elevated … Read more
Self portrait in pink and purple, 30 x 30 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. I didn’t set out to paint myself using mostly two colors, but somehow this is what I ended up with at the end of the afternoon. I haven’t decided yet if I’ll keep working on it or leave it … Read more
Study: Broccoli, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Here in Germany we are in the middle of a mysterious outbreak of scary mutant killer E.coli infections. Even though it has been more than a month since it started, no culprit has been identified, although we’re being told to cook all vegetables before … Read more
Study: zucchini, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] This week I’ve been getting back into the rhythm of painting with a series of daily paintings, including several small vegetable studies. I think this is the first time I’ve ever used zucchini as a subject, which is surprising given that you … Read more