Creating wellbeing through art by sharing the joy!
I am taking a break from teaching regular classes
In 2026 I am hosting two painting holidays for Friendship Travel in Portugal in March and Turkey in October.
I am planning to do more online courses in 2026
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Hi, I'm Julie
Thank you for stopping by.
I love variety so I create in various mediums. I am inspired by colour, nature and the emotions invoked by the visual world experience such as sitting by a lake watching a setting sun.
I want people to feel uplifted when they see my paintings and join me for classes because I am passionate about helping others to discover their own inner artist
My story
I turned down a place at art college at 16 because the only thing my young mind could see as a future with an art degree was teaching and at the time, that didn't appeal. Now, in my early 60's, I find myself enjoying teaching the most.
I rediscovered my love for art later in life and accessed as many courses and workshops as I could while working full time. Eventually, redundancy gave me the opportunity to focus full time on my passion and even better, to combine it with my other passion which is travel.
Associate Artist for Unison Colour
I have been an associate artist for Unison Colour soft pastels since 2020.
You can read my Unison blogs here
Painting & Sketching Holidays
2026
Olhao Portugal 25/3/26 7 nights
Bodrum, Turkey 5/10/26 7 nights
Stunning scenery, great food and accommodation and painting! What's not to love?
2025 Holidays
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Flavours Holidays
Tuscany 03 – 10 May
Puglia 01 – 08 June
Puglia 07 – 14 September
Friendship Travel, 21st - 28th March
17th - 24th October
2024
Tuscany May
Sicily June
Spain October
Free recorded, soft pastel paint along
Creating colour from a monochrome reference in soft pastels
Recorded live on facebook, this is a soft pastel paint along of a snow scene.
I created two colour versions of the photo on the right. You can watch the recording of the one above on facebook by clicking the button below
A walk through my exhibition
What I wished I had known when starting watercolour
Testimonials
Sarah
"I had a fantastic day and surprised myself but Julie is a wonderful teacher. So I am not surprised at all I finished the pictures."
Debbie
"Enjoyed the session - didn't know I could do it. Length of time for doing the practice and final picture was about right. Thank you Julie. Very good teacher and a lovely thing to do.”
Ian
“You will not find a nicer or more patient lady, she will always point you in the right direction to improve your art.
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