Studio blog of Julie Galante – painting ridiculous things in Scotland
Frühstück (Breakfast), 18 x 24 cm, oil on hardboard, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] This painting was inspired by the big, beautiful breakfasts served at a restaurant in my neighborhood in Munich. This frame only captures a part of one breakfast: a croissant, an egg, cheese, jams in small glasses, yoghurt, grapes, tomatoes, and two pats … Read more
Small leaf study, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] This one is more about the paint than the leaf. Sometimes I felt like I was spreading frosting rather than painting. Most of the paint was applied by palette knife, although at times I pushed the paint around with a … Read more
One and a half figs, 15 x 15 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. I had to paint this one quickly, because I really wanted to eat the figs. Mmmm fresh figs. November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every day. … Read more
A portrait of the jack-o-lantern as a young man, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. OK, how’s this for cheesy? 🙂 I was inspired by the paint your pumpkin challenge on the Daily Paintworks site. It seemed a fitting way to pay tribute to our lonely little German jack-o-lantern before he … Read more
A snowy day the the Christmas Market (Chinese Tower), 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available in my Etsy shop. I realize I’m fast forwarding a bit from yesterday’s autumn leaves, but I am so excited for Christmas market season I can hardly stand it. December is my favorite … Read more
Autumn leaves, 18 x 24 cm, oil on canvas board, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] Today I did something horribly cheesy: I walked around my neighborhood collecting pretty leaves. I figured they would make a nice still life subject. November is Art Every Day Month! I’ll be posting a new small painting here each and every … Read more
Pomegranate and figs, 20 x 20 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Original painting available on Etsy. Yay! It’s Art Every Day Month! For the next 30 days I’ll be posting a new little painting each day.
Bea in her dirndl (work in progress), 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Before I start bombarding your with daily paintings for Art Every Day Month, I thought I’d post a look at one of the larger pieces I have in progress. It’s part of a series I’m working on, portraits … Read more
Inside the Hippodrom, 24 x 30 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. [SOLD] I made the first sale out of my new Etsy shop this week! It’s always so exciting when someone likes one of my paintings so much they want to own it, and I’m happy to have this new avenue for collectors … Read more
Dirndl Study #14, 24 x 18 cm, oil on canvas, ©2011 Julie Galante. Available on Etsy. My one-track mind continues its dirndl obsession. What will I do now that Oktoberfest is over, and the women of Munich have put their regular clothes back on? October 15th marks the 33rd World Wide Sketch Crawl. People in … Read more