JULIA HAWKINS NEAC ROI
Painting and Drawing
I am a figurative artist based in Surrey, UK. Working always from life, I am drawn equally to landscapes and portraits. Each genre offers its own rhythm - the shifting light of a landscape, the silent conversation of a portrait. Colour is at the heart of my practice; I see it as one of the most vital tools a painter has to express mood and form. My approach is deeply connected to the traditions of European Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, especially in their sensitivity to light and atmosphere. I usually work both in the studio and on the road, drawing inspiration from direct observation and the changing light of different places, with France and Italy often calling me back - their landscapes, colours, and histories woven into the way I see and paint.
Elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the New English Art Club, I regularly exhibit at the Mall Galleries in London as well as in private galleries such as Fraser Gallery St Andrew's. My work has been selected for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize and Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. I also show my works with Chelsea Art Society and in Surrey.
I have a broad teaching experience and in recent years have taught public courses at the Royal Academy, the St Ives School of Painting in Cornwall and for The New English Art Club. Currently I am a tutor at The Art Academy London and run my own oil painting class in Leatherhead, Surrey.
See my latest exhibitions here
and teaching information here
