Posts by Julie Drew
Angels and the Aurora
I have a little video I put together as a gift for your Christmas enjoyment. As I was rewatching the little video clips on the aurora I shared in November, and the pulsing of the colors, I saw the pulsing falling into a rhythm like the repeating voices in the Halleluiah chorus. I put together a…
Read MoreExploring Acrylic with textures and transfers
Part of the fun of teaching is watching the creativity start to flow. We have finished 5 out 8 classes. The students are getting comfortable with the medium and trying some ideas of their own. (After the initial classes, I have added more of the final images for some of the student paintings. I didn’t…
Read MoreSeeing the Northern Lights
I saw the northern lights again! And it was just as exciting and beautiful as last February. (But not as cold.) I woke a little after 2:15 am on Thursday morning (to use the washroom), and while I was awake I thought of checking the status at aurorawatch.ca, since it was a 50% yellow alert…
Read MoreTaking in the Glorious Fall Colours
When the fall colors start, I can’t wait to grab my supplies and a camera and go paint and enjoy it. It is such a short season here in Edmonton, so every bit counts. My husband, Sam and I kayaked a couple hours down the North Saskatchewan River last Sunday through all the colors. It…
Read MoreHidden Depth – A Painting Journey
What to paint, listening and responding… Whether I am walking, hiking, on a bike, or in a car, I am soaking in the view, the details and the beauty of the world around me. I am open to possibilities and yet when one comes it sometimes seems to leap out to catch me, other times…
Read MorePainting Peace and Stillness
We have had a full summer already with a family visit, in-person classes opening up, art walks to participate in, new websites, and projects to create. Yet, we have taken a weekend each month (June -Aug) to go camping and get out to enjoy the beauty of Alberta. Inspired by the quiet beauty of the…
Read MoreNorthern Lights in Watercolor Workshop
Northern Lights in Watercolor Workshop Register at Paintspot.ca Nov 1310 am – 4 pm. $80 Capture the beauty and movement of the Northern Lights using watercolor in this step-by-step workshop. These simple landscapes can be done by beginner to advanced students. Learn to: work with pouring and wet into wet to create movement in a…
Read MoreFlight, Flowers and Family
For this commissioned painting, Lilac Garden, I recently finished, I imagined a place of peace and rest. I would like to sit and enjoy a garden like that. I am so glad they liked the painting! I used eggshells and sand for the texture of the wall and sawdust for texture in the ground. The…
Read MoreRiding the Waves of the Unexpected
Riding the Waves of the Unexpected… This was to be the theme at the June Art and faith retreat, but as Alberta didn’t make it to 70 % vaccinated by June 10, the retreat had to be canceled. A group retreat would hardly be a group retreat if everyone is confined to their own room…
Read MoreVirtual Art Show: Northern Lights
On Friday, June 4th at 6:00 pm MST, I will be hosting a live show on my youtube channel to debut my new series on the Northern Lights. The Dancing Lights depicted within my paintings are based on the Aurora Borealis my daughter and I saw this past winter. To capture the essence of our experience that cold…
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