Art of Julie Bowland













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Lush St. Marks, Plein air, oil on canvas, 24 x 36, 2007, Contact Hoffman Porges Gallery

I like to think of myself as a Plein Air Expressionist. Working outdoors, directly from nature I use color, texture and brushwork to express emotion and heighten the sense of place at any given location. The term "en Plein Air" simply means "in open air, " a way of working made popular by the French Barbizon School and later, the Impressionists.

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Painting at St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

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In a Tampa, FL collection
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Native Royal Palms, 24 x 18 inches, oil on canvas, plein air, 2007

I usually work directly from nature in a thick vigorous impasto with a strong emphasis on color.  Color is everything to me.  As Matisse is said to have exclaimed on his deathbed, ‘give me some reds! Give me some greens!’  Color and form may be freely interpreted, but it is important to me to work from nature.  I love the directness and spontaneity of dealing with the dynamic changing conditions of nature while making art.

Please contact the artist for information regarding sales. Paintings may also be seen at  the artist's studio in Valdosta, Georgia and Hoffman Porges Gallery in Historic Ybor City in Tampa.

Paintings are generally gallery wrapped with 1.5 inch painted edges, although some older paintings are on .5 inch stretcher bars with simple wooden frames. Most paintings are available for purchase unless indicated above the image that they are in a collection.

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Swamp en Repose, encaustic & oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, 2007, Contact Hoffman Porges Gallery

The above painting is an example of encaustic, an ancient technique employing wax and damar resin as a medium for oil paint; Although the original under layer of acrylic on canvas is done on site by the Little River at Reed Bingham State Park in south Georgia.

In a Tampa, FL collection
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Neapolitan Sea Grapes, 24 x 36 inches, plein air, oil on canvas, 2007

 
Julie Bowland
Artist
 
Gallery Director/Associate Professor
Valdosta State University Department of Art
Valdosta, Georgia, 31698-0105
(229) 253-9395
 
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