About: Julie Sanderson
Artist Statement
Painting is good for the soul, and I hope my works depict my love of the craft. I love to paint from real life. Plein air painting is very challenging, but I enjoy being outdoors and capturing the feel of the day. I am drawn to timeworn churches, barns, slanting roofs and crooked fences. I would describe my style as Contemporary Impressionism and I like to play with the transparency and opaque characteristics of oil paint while keeping the painting fresh and not overworked.
Artist Bio
Julie Sanderson is an artist living in Montgomery, Texas. She graduated from Texas Tech University with BBA in Marketing and a Minor in Art. She has worked at many large advertising agencies in Texas. After leaving advertising, Julie became an Interior Decorator. However, the draw to become an artist has always been there, and she is now able to pursue a career in art. Julie works primarily in oils with a loose realistic vision.
Current awards are:
-Second Place award in Salmagundi Club Rites of Spring Member Competition 2023
-Juried into En Plein Air Texas in 2023 and 2022. Received the 10th Anniversary Celebration Award in 2023.
-Juried into Wayne Plein Air Festival in 2023. Received the Gamblin Award.
-Juried into Shadows on the Teche, and Plein Air Southwest and Paint the Town in 2022
-Award of Distinction and First Place Quick Draw at Paint Kerville! 2022
-First Place at Paint the Town 2023 and 2022 in Columbus, Texas
-Best of Show at Brushes by the Beach Competition 2021 in Galveston, Texas
-Juried work into American Impressionist Society Fall 2021 and 2022 Online Exhibit
-Wet Paint Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America Convention, August 2021
-Award of Excellence and Artists’ Choice Award at the Outdoor Painter’s Society Competition, September 2021
-Award of Distinction at the Plein Air Southwest Competition in 2019
Galleries
DeGallery
930 North Rosemary Dr., Bryan TX
979-704-3090
Ardest Gallery
25200 Grogans Park Dr., Spring, TX 77380
832-296-6723
Shows/Exhibitions
DeGallery Solo Show November 2023
Associations
Salmagundi Club Member
OPS-Outdoor Painters Society
AIS-American Impressionist Society
OPA-Oil Painters of America