Julie Smith of Ojai - Pastel Artist
About Julie Smith and her Art
Upcoming Events:
Passion for Pastels & Beyond Thousand Oaks Gallery, July 6 – 29, 2017
"Portraits - Real or Imagined", July 7 thru August 22.
Carpinteria Arts Center, Qctober 7, 2017
In 2014 Julie Smith began to study with the Ojai Icon Bert Collins and has been with her ever since. Through Bert she also studied with Albert Handell, Dan Schultz, and Terri Ford.
"The bright colors here in California appeal very much to my nature and I am like a sponge absorbing everything around me.
Art has given me a new outlook on life, spiritual as well as visual and I consider it wonderful therapy as a balance to my Ombudsman and hospice volunteer activities. Can’t imagine being without painting for the rest of my life – a wonderful addiction!" - Julie Smith
Portrait commissions:
Julie captures the true charater and spirit of her subjects when she creates a portrait. Contact Julie to Commission a Portrait
Book Cover Projects:
New book out by Maria Eitz, " Stone River Rain" with Julie's painting " Currents in a Single Flow" as the cover design, avaliable on Amazon.
Julie created this wonderful boy on a waterbuffalo illustration for the book "Buffalo, Carry Me Home", A Tale of the Fall of Saigon, by Maria Eitz ,avaliable on Amazon.com
Memberships and Galleries:
Ventura County Pastel Artists (VCPA)
Member of the Pastel Society of the Gold Coast
Divine Inspirations Gallery of Fine Art, on going exhibit, Santa Barbara
Member of the Camarillo Art Center
Past Exhibits:
The Pastel Paintings of Julie Smith, Santa Barbara, March 3 thru May 26, 2016
"Soaring in the Arts", Ventura County Pastel Artists, May 6-7, 2017
Pastel Society of the Golden Coast July 5 - July 30, 2016
"Gardens of the World", Thousand Oaks June 21 - July 31, 2016
To Inquire about Julie's art or to purchase a painting:
Please contact Julie at:
(805) 649-8862
Or email her at:
magjewel@gmail.com
©2016 All rights reserved by Julie Smith.