Hi, I’m Julie

I create textured oil paintings about belonging, freedom, and the mystery of what can't be fully known.

My work began long before I ever picked up a brush or a palette knife.

I was born into a story where love and absence arrived at the same time. That beginning shaped the way I see the world. Some people are given to us through presence. Others shape us through mystery. Some questions never receive clean answers, yet they still lead us somewhere true.

My paintings live in that space.

You'll often find figures seen from behind, children beside lions, stairways, thresholds, light, and hidden keys. I'm drawn to mystery… the stair before arrival, the back of the figure before recognition, the key before the door is named.

I often paint children which are symbolic of the part of us that still longs to be seen, and known, who finds joy in exploration, and curiosity and play.

For me the lions embody divine strength which is steady, watchful, and near.

The women walking away aren't simply leaving, they're stepping into mystery, reminding us that not everything meaningful can be possessed, explained, or turned toward us on command.

I create paintings for more than decoration.

I create art for contemplation, and courage, and to remember. I paint for people who have lived through change. For those who still sense the younger self within them asking to be seen. For people who want the art in their homes to carry both beauty and meaning, tenderness with strength, hope with honesty, and mystery with courage.

I believe art can become a threshold.

It can quietly stand in a room, reminding us who we are and who we are becoming. It can also help us see and recover the person who was there all along.

If one of my paintings stops you, trust that.

Look a little closer.

The key is hidden… but It was never meant to stay that way.

Every original painting contains a hidden key.

The key isn't an answer. It isn't certainty or closure. It's an invitation to keep seeking, and to trust that what matters most is often discovered, not explained.

My paintings are built layer upon layer with sculptural texture because life itself is layered. We don't move through the world untouched or uncomplicated. We carry memory and hope, grief and grace, longing and joy. I want each surface to hold that complexity; something visible, tactile, and alive.