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The drama llama is such an asshole.

Julie — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:03:38 +0000

The drama llama is such an asshole.

Portraits: Becktress

Julie — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:10:00 +0000

Becktress, gouache on watercolor paper, 5.5 x 8.5

I am super stoked about this one of Becky, aka Becktress on flickr. I had such a multitude of fabulous shots from which to choose! Fantastic. Thank you for letting me paint you, Becky!

What I did in my week off and a painting of City Morning Blue/ Kate Sloan

Julie — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:42:43 +0000

Happy Monday! With my parents visiting last week, I took a few days off of work to spend some time with them and wander around Southern California. Here’s some pictures! These were all taken (with exception of the scan at the bottom) with my iPhone using Instagram.

Faux Tilt Shift Getty

We went to the Getty in LA. The architecture and grounds were absolutely stunning. Their collection of Dutch paintings is also pretty fantastic.

Atomic Orange Flowers

Pretty flowers were everywhere!

The Getty

The views were really amazing.

Mr. Moustache

I saw this marvelous man while walking around Newport Beach. He’s got heavy eyelids & big eyebrows along with his most supreme moustache. I am pretty disappointed that he is not a pizza parlor.

And among my time off, I managed to find some time to complete a gouache painting of the lovely Kate Sloan aka citymorningblue.

citymorningblue, gouache, 8.5 x 5.5

Thank you, Kate, for allowing me to paint your picture! I suspect that I’ll be doing quite a few more portraits in the days to come. I’m also thinking about offering custom portraits for sale; would anyone be interested?

Self, gouache. March 2011.

Julie — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:15:59 +0000

Self, gouache. 5.5 x 8.5"

Painting! I do this!

Love me…

Julie — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:12:05 +0000

Love me...

Love letters to my dear husband who hates squid. <3

Illustration: Oh Charlie.

Julie — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:15:42 +0000

Poor Charlie.

Illustration: Salt & Pepper’s Relationship

Julie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:15:31 +0000

Illustration: Salt and Pepper's Relationship

The nature of their relationship had changed over the years. Pepper was always brooding and Salt was never serious. They used to balance one another out but something had shifted for Pepper. He tried to put a finger on it. He decided the middle one fit best.

Finally: for Matt! The Story of the Happy Salt & Angry Pepper.

Cupcake No. 1: Chocolate

Julie — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:05:20 +0000

Cupcake No. 1: Chocolate, gouache, 3x4"

Tiny painting is tiny. Working on my atrophied painting muscle; what do you think?

bodies moving.

Julie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:10:03 +0000

bodies moving.

wide-eyed

Julie — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:49:50 +0000

wide-eyed