Tag Archives: Painting

How do you make water wet?

Just a short post. I took a break from painting Arctic scenes to do this recent painting of kayaking into the sunset. I was drawn by the light through the clouds and the low perspective on the waves. And I wanted to conjure up what it feels like to be in that kayak; to feelContinue reading “How do you make water wet?”

“High Latitudes” – Painting the Arctic

I’ve previously written about traveling in Svalbard in the High Arctic – an archipelago about halfway between the Northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. You can read about my trip here https://juliewilsonart.com/blog/ at “Arctic Dreaming”. I had wanted to visit the Arctic for a long time drawn by childhood adventure books and talesContinue reading ““High Latitudes” – Painting the Arctic”

Keepers of the lights

For the past year in between other projects I’ve been working on a series of paintings of lighthouses in Northern Ireland. I finished the collection about a month ago and today the final painting has just been framed. I haven’t seen any 4 of the framed paintings together yet, and i really look forward toContinue reading “Keepers of the lights”

Relearning how to paint: ‘High Arctic’

If you follow my blog or my Instagram account you’ll have seen that I recently visited Svalbard. I’m currently working on a collection of (non-Arctic) lighthouse paintings, but I have high hopes to spend the winter holed up in my attic working on a collection of large paintings of the stunning Svalbard landscape. But aContinue reading “Relearning how to paint: ‘High Arctic’”

New year, new outlook, new painting

I like to welcome the new year with a new painting and this year is no different. I spent the morning of new year’s day planting climbing roses and clearing up in my garden, then was driven indoors and spent a few hours up in my attic studio starting a new work in progress, aContinue reading “New year, new outlook, new painting”

Sunshine on a cloudy day

I’ve been racing the onset of winter with this latest project to transform a wooden gazebo… …into a perpetually sunny, coastal themed summer-house, and finally finished last weekend. I’m pleased with the results which combine traditional postcard scenes on the outside panels with a more ethereal internal vibe of airy sky- blue walls and ceilingsContinue reading “Sunshine on a cloudy day”

Swan Lake (finished)

I’m happy to finally lay the pastels down on this painting of the swans at Lough Neagh. It’s been challenging to paint but i just find the light so mesmerising and the swans so dramatic against the evening sky. It’s also been a bit of a learning curve – working towards what o thought wasContinue reading “Swan Lake (finished)”

Swan Lake

August was busy. I only managed to get one painting done (see my previous post about standing on the shoulders of giants for my painting of Northern Ireland’s beautiful Giant’s Causeway – better still, come visit the Causeway itself!) – I’m a bit disappointed in myself The good news is I think I’m now startingContinue reading “Swan Lake”

Seabirds at Dundrum

I have to admit, when I started this set of seabirds in late February I didn’t expect to still be painting them in mid May. But they’ve seen through the end of winter to the start of the warm weather. I usually feel a mix of elation, excitement and sadness when I come to theContinue reading “Seabirds at Dundrum”