TECHNICOLOUR WINDMILLS VII - SOLD

"Technicolour Windmills VII"

This acrylic painting symbolises the windmills of Portugal,

in the heat of the summer. 

The painting also reflects the colours of

summer as seen on brightly painted houses 

and their traditional fishing boats.

"Technicolour Windmills VII"

(from a series of ten all now sold)

24" x 30" x 1.5"

wrap around canvas

Acrylic

© Jules Art Gallery

Sold into a Private Collection

LAST LEAF FALLS - SOLD

"Last Leaf Falls"

This is an abstract painted in acrylic and metallic paint on canvas depicting the

last leaf to fall from the tree, symbolising the arrival of winter.

"Last Leaf Falls"

30" x 24" x 1.5"

wrap around canvas

Acrylic

©JulesArtGallery

SOLD

SEPTEMBER FINAL SQUARE

September Final Square for the 30 in 30 Painting Challenge

© Jules Art Gallery 2013

THE GREEN WOODPECKER - DAY 26

September Painting Challenge - Day 26

" The Green Woodpecker "

Here is the British Green Woodpecker drilling his
nest in the tree as usual! He has fabulous
bright red crest on his head, and a 
spectacularly bright leaf 
green coat!

" The Green Woodpecker "

9"  x  6"

Watercolour

©Jules Art Gallery 2013

LILACS AND APPLE BLOSSOM - DAY 22

September Painting Challenge - Day 22

"Lilacs and Apple Blossom,
with Ceanothus"

Today's watercolour is a bunch of flowers I picked from the garden.
Lucky for me I had photographed these for a painting when
I did, or you would not be seeing it now. The Ceanothus with it's lovely
honey scent and beautiful blue colour, and the Lilacs are both always over far too soon.
The apple blossoms were blown away sooner than we would have liked.
But here they are in all their glory!

 "Lilacs and Apple Blossom,
with Ceanothus"
9" x 12"
Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW - DAY 21

September Painting Challenge - Day 21

"Mountain View"

This painting is an experiment with oils and a Bob Ross
mountain scene with plenty of happy little trees!

"Mountain View"
18" x 22"
Oil on board
(unfinished)
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

THE VILLAGE - DAY 20

September Painting Challenge - Day 20

"The Village"

Today's painting is a real place! 
A little village in South West of England that is very pretty 
and peaceful 
and very popular with tourists. 
This view attracted me as an artist due to the great 
variety of trees and plants, 
and also the variety of different buildings.
The village is a painter's paradise,
 I am just sorry I cannot tell you exactly where it is,
 I forgot it's name!

"The Village"

12" x 16"
Watercolour/Acrylics
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

INSPIRATION - CROCUS - DAY 19

September Painting Challenge Day 19

" Inspiration - Crocus"

"Inspiration Crocus"
Watercolour and Pastel
8" x 11"
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

THE DUCK BASKET!

September Painting Challenge Day 17

" The Duck Basket!"

Yes it really is a basket weave plant pot! The 'Duck' is
also covered in moss, and contains a planted Pansy
which is in full bloom. I really enjoyed
painting this little scene today!

"The Duck Basket!"
8" x 10"
Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

SHARK TANK - DAY 14

September Painting Challenge Day 14

"Shark Tank "

This watercolour is inspired by the London Aquarium, and the
photo on the ticket we bought when we went there to see the sharks.
The Easter Island heads in the tank were also worth seeing as
well as the sharks!

"Shark Tank"
10" x 10"
Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

FAMILIAR FACES - SOLD

(Extra Addition
not included in challenge!)

"Familiar Faces"

Just wanted to show you this painting from 2004 when
I was painting a lot of modern art and abstract work.
This painting was inspired by some work I completed at
college way back in my youthful years!

It represents the moods and changes in emotions
we experience as we mature, represented in colours.

This painting was sold to a lady who put it
up in her dining room as she wanted a
talking point for her parties.
I hope it was a success!!

"Familiar Faces"Acrylic on Canvas

SOLD

An Original Painting by Jules
©Jules Art Gallery 2004

PAIR OF PEARS - Day 10

September Painting Challenge Day 10

"Pair of Pears"

"Pair of Pears"
8" x 8"
Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

ELEGANT LADY - GERANIUM - Day 9

September Painting Challenge Day 9

"Elelgant Lady - Geranium"

"Elegant Lady - Geranium"

10" x 8"

Pastel

©Jules Art Gallery

IRIS - Day 7

September Painting Challenge Day 7

"Iris"

"Iris"
10" x 7"
Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery

LA GONDOLA - Day 6

September Painting Challenge Day 6

"La Gondola" 

"La Gondola"
8" x 7"
Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

WINTER - Day 5

September Painting Challenge Day 5
(not shown on the
challenge blog)

"Winter"

"Winter"
10" x 7"
Acrylic
©Jules Art Gallery

SUMMER - Day 4

September Painting Challenge Day 4
(not shown on the challenge blog)

"Summer"

"Summer"

7" x 10"

Acrylic

©Jules Art Gallery

HIBISCUS - Day 3

September Painting Challenge Day 3

"Hibiscus"

"Hibiscus"

8" x 8"

Pastel

©Jules Art Gallery 2013

SEA GARDEN - Day 2

September Painting Challenge Day 2

"Sea Garden"

For the second painting I decided to paint the scene from our aquarium at home, and added some shells instead of fish. Normally you cannot add sea shells to an aquarium as the minerals have an adverse affect on the fish... so you can only add sea shells to an aquarium in a painting..!!!

"Sea Garden"

8" x 9"

Watercolour and Pastel

©Jules Art Gallery 2013-15

RED PEPPER - Day 1

September Painting Challenge Day 1

"Red Pepper"

To start the challenge a lovely red pepper, which was
a challenge for me to paint, but I enjoyed
painting it, and will enjoy cooking it later!!

"Red Pepper"

6" x 6"

Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery 2013

FRENCH BREAKFAST

"French Breakfast"

Shown on EBSQ painting site,
as Art of the Day Sept 7, 2015.

This painting is to mark our holidays in France, when our family explores
 the countryside, slowly travelling down to the South staying 
in  a different Hotel,  or Auberge, every day. 
Although we often have the croissants and coffee for breakfast in England,
 the Gitanes are not ours, and in the painting they serve only to note
 the French penchant for strong cigarettes!

"French Breakfast"

Watercolour

11" x 14"

© Jules Art Gallery 2013

Original in Private Collection 

SHOWN RECENTLY IN THE 

CREATIVES - SEE.ME - EXHIBITION

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013

(http://JulieJules.See.Me)

ANNA - SOLD

"Anna"
Norwegian Sailing Vessel

My watercolour of  "Anna" an old Norwegian sailing
vessel was inspired by a photograph I saw in the
Maritime Museum, Oslo.

"Anna"

14" x 10"

Watercolour
Bockingford Paper
Summer 1993

© Jules Art Gallery

Private Collection

NORWEGIAN FISHING VILLAGE

"Norwegian Fishing Village"

To celebrate Norwegian Day 17th May I am publishing

my painting of a little village on the West Coast of Norway 

which I painted a while ago. 

I so miss the countryside of Norway with the tall trees 

and prettily painted wooden houses.  

So Happy 17th May to all my Norwegian friends.

"Norwegian Fishing Village"

23cm x 35cm

Acrylic
May 17th 1996

©Jules Art Gallery

Private Collection
Exhibited in West Sussex, UK.

PORTLAND BILL - SOLD

"Portland Bill"

Portland Bill,  the second most southerly point of England after Land's End. 
This is a very popular view of the lighthouse that is seen on many tourist mementos
 in the area, and is such a wonderful place to visit.

This painting was sold in an Art Exhibition in Crawley. West Sussex -
 some years ago,  and is now residing in a private collection.

"Portland Bill, UK"

16" x 20"

Watercolour with Acrylic

©Jules Fine Art Gallery

Sold into Private Collection
Exhibited in West Sussex, UK.

BLOOMING SUMMER REVISITED

"Blooming Summer Revisited"

My latest watercolour is an homage to 'summer'
that we have been waiting for - with baited breath.
 The seemingly never-ending winter is gone, and a reluctant spring
eventually saw the daffodils emerging from bud!
But when they finally bloomed we began
to sense the promise of summer.

I hope you enjoy this painting which I began
in a 'paint along' class with Johannes Vloothuis. 

However, I have included much more greenery 
and more flowers in my version of the painting
as this is the type of garden we are
more used to in Europe.

 I think it is now  finally finished!

"Blooming Summer Revisited"
30cm x 40cm
Watercolour with Pastel
Schleicher and Schuell  paper

20th April 2013

© Jules Fine Art Gallery 2013
In Private Collection

RECENTLY SHOWN IN THE
CREATIVES - SEE.ME - EXHIBITION
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013
(http://JulieJules.See.Me)

WEYMOUTH HARBOUR II - SOLD

"Weymouth Harbour II"

"Ferry me across the water, do boatman do!

If you've a penny in your pocket, I'll ferry you!"

A watercolour painted from a photograph, to show the
harbourside in Weymouth  about twenty or thirty years ago.

There are many more yachts in the marina these days, 
but there is still a working fishing harbour and it is still very pretty.
You will find a few antique shops these days along the quay, but 
you will also find some good fish and chip shops
selling freshly caught fish - wonderful!

 You can also still get a ferryman to take you from one side
of the harbour to the other  in his small rowing boat, but it 

will cost more than the old penny

you would have paid sixty years ago!

"Weymouth Harbour II"

14" x 18"

Watercolour
Bockingford paper

© Jules Fine Art Gallery

Sold into Private Collection

FINAL COLLAGE MARCH 2013

 Final  Collage of paintings posted in March 2013!

1. Mother's day   2. Dancing Daffodils  3. Still Life with Peeled Oranges  

  

4. No Supper Tonight!    5. Happy Baby    6. The Mill, Pont Aven

All paintings ©Jules Art Gallery

STILL LIFE WITH PEELED ORANGES

"Still Life with Peeled Oranges"

This still life watercolour  of a lemon and pomegranate
 with oranges is one of my favourites.

I have cropped it here to emphasise the focus of the painting.

"Still Life with Peeled Oranges"

Watercolour

©Jules Art Gallery
Private Collection

PONT AVEN

"The Mill, Pont Aven"
 in Brittany, France.

 This beautiful place is where the
 French Impressionist Paul Gaugin
started his Art School  in the building which
 is now a museum to the Impressionists.

This particular view can be seen from 
a little stone bridge
 in the centre of the town.
 There are also many other pretty places here,
 which I continue to paint.

" The Mill, Pont Aven"

 (Brittany, France) 

  11" x  9"

  Pastel

©Jules Fine Art Gallery

  Summer 1993

(Private Collection)

 SHOWN IN THE 

CREATIVES - SEE.ME - EXHIBITION

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013

(http://JulieJules.See.Me)

HAPPY BABY!

"Happy Baby!"

A pastel study of my son before he was 1 !!Where does the time go?!

"Happy Baby"
 10" x 10"
Pastel

© Jules Fine Art Gallery
Summer 1992
Private Collection

RECENTLY SHOWN IN THE
CREATIVES - SEE.ME - EXHIBITION
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013
(http://JulieJules.See.Me)

Priints available  on Fine Art America
Julie Jules

MOTHER'S DAY

"Mother's Day"

This painting of my Mother's Day Bouquet, shows the Arlington Lily,
 an oriental variety which is so pretty with frilled edges to the petals.

"Mother's Day"

 12" x 8"

 Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery

  March 2012

DANCING DAFFODILS

"Dancing Daffodils" 

....to herald the Spring!

'I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.'

Poem by William Wordsworth

"Dancing Daffodils"

30cm x 40cm

Pastel
Bockingford Paper
Schleicher and Schuell
©Jules Art Gallery
8th March 2013

NO SUPPER TONIGHT!

"No Supper Tonight!"

This painting is about a crab that avoided being 'cooked' ! 

Having escaped after it was tipped out of a bucket....

by 'someone' .....
the crab then made its short way back down the beach 

- to the sea and freedom! 

  "No Supper Tonight"

12" x 15"

Watercolour and Pastel
Bockingford Watercolour Paper
©Jules Art Gallery
1st March 2013

STONEBRIDGE

"Stonebridge"

I began this painting at the end of 2012 in an online 'paint along' class,
  with Johannes Vloothuis, a great artist from Canada. 

I painted it in watercolour originally but I have now reworked it and added pastel to give it texture, and the snow more depth.  I think there are a few improvements I will make including chopping ....perhaps ....a couple of inches off the bottom of the painting! This will stop the viewer's eye from being led out of the painting by following the river, and will instead draw the eye into the church which is the main focus. I have added a cropped version under the details of the painting below so you can see that it will work!

"Stonebridge"

12" x 16"

Watercolour and Pastel
Winsor and Newton Watercolour Paper
©Jules Art Gallery
2nd February 2013

"Stonebridge"

updated

FINAL COLLAGE JANUARY 2013

 The 30 x 30 Painting Challenge

Final Collage

All the paintings I submitted to the 30 Day Challenge can be seen here and by the end of the challenge I had 19 daily paintings completed.  I found it a valuable experiment which I may well try again sometime, perhaps!  I found it a struggle to broaden my choice of subject, and try not care too much about the end result, as it was the process that was most valuable. 
Most of the paintings are on this site, and the titles are as follows:

1. Lilac Trees  2. Autumn in Stratford-on-Avon  3. Dress Rehearsal   
4. Deep Snow in Winter   5. Western Point   6. Venice at Dawn   
   7. The Villa    8. Little Rock River Falls   9. A Study of Roses   
10. Going Home   11. Midnight Blues Guitar   12. The Winner

13. Time for Tea!  14. The Wait   15. Poinsettia

16. Robin in Winter   17.  The Pink House  18. The Rose   
 19. The Mill

All paintings ©Jules Art Gallery

AUTUMN IN STRATFORD UPON AVON

Day 30 of the 30 Day Painting Challenge

"Autumn in Stratford upon Avon"

Stratford-upon-Avon, home of 'the bard' - Shakespeare. 
This is a small watercolour painted from an old photograph I found 
during my panic to find something to paint!
I particularly like the tree on the right, 
with its bending branches heavy with golden leaves.

"Autumn in Stratford Upon Avon"

9" x 12"

Watercolour
©Jules Art Gallery
30th January 2013

DEEP SNOW IN SARUM

Day 23 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

 Inspired by the view over countryside, during this past winter.

"The snow laid deep over the valley, while the ruins of  the Castle lay

hidden in their shroud of white mystery, as if never there...."

Jules

"Deep Snow in Sarum"

8" x 12"

Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery

23rd January 2013

Only Available as a Print

VENICE AT DAWN

Day 18 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

"Venice at Dawn"

Today's painting is a quick little Venetian sketch in oil  for a larger painting.

"Venice at Dawn"

20th January 2013

10" x 10"
©Jules Art Gallery

Oil on canvas board 

ROBIN IN WINTER

Day 16 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

"Robin in Winter"

For today's painting I decided to paint a Robin from one of the photographs that
I had taken a while ago. I spent so long trying to get the feathers right
that I didn't have much time left for the background but finally
decided on this one with an apt wintry atmosphere! The poor Robin 
is hanging onto the branch for dear life in the cold north wind
that is blowing all his feathers around!

"Robin in Winter"

8" x 8"
Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery
16th January 2013

THE BASKET

"The Basket"

A Still Life with Gourds, Onions and Pumpkin.

I missed posting for a few days on the daily painting challenge, 
so instead I am posting a pastel still life which I have been working on.  
I added some onions - as it is "unlucky" to have an empty basket!.

 It took a while to get the composition right, but I am very pleased with the result.

"The Basket"Pastel8" x 12"

©Jules Art GalleryJanuary 2013



THE MILL

Day 9 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

"The Mill"

Here is a pastel sketch I have done today from a watercolour painting of
Grist Mill which I painted during a paint along class
with Johannes Vloothuis.

 This particular pastel sketch however is not supposed to represent Grist Mill
and is much smaller, but rather it depicts a general impression of the area
and the fast flow of the water.

"The Mill"

7.5" x 7.5"

Pastel and Watercolour

© Jules Fine Art Gallery 2013

10th January 2013

THE WINNER

Day 8 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

"The Winner"

Many, many years ago when I was about 14 years old, 

my Aunt asked me to paint her a picture of a horses head. 

Although I tried several times I could never get it right and eventually gave up trying. 

However,  I have never forgotten my promise of long ago and now I have 'finally' managed it.

This is a racehorse I named appropriately "The Winner" because I feel victorious at having finally accomplished the horses head that has long been on my 'to do' list. 

By the way, I sent my Aunt the painting, and she was so delighted!  However, told me in her letter that it was such a surprise as she had no memory of asking for a painting of a horses head, and had no idea I thought she would still be waiting for one !!! 

Funny, how life is, huh?

"The Winner"

12" x 8"

Watercolour and Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery

9th January 2013

Private Collection

MIDNIGHT BLUES GUITAR

Day 5 of 30 Day Painting Challenge

"Midnight Blues Guitar"

I start this challenge with a small painting of a fabulous

midnight blue  -  blues guitar! The background is

in pastel wash and the guitar is in acrylics,
and highlighted with gold.

"Midnight Blues Guitar"

8" x 8"

Acrylic and Pastel
©Jules Art Gallery

5th January 2013

At the start a January Challenge

 Well here I am at last after a few hiccups in getting this blog going!! I discovered that learning to blog is at first confusing and not so simple as you would think.

My aim here is to document my painting progress from now on, starting with a Daily Painting Challenge, which you can also follow on Leslie Saeta's blog 'Slices of Life'.

I am not sure if I will paint EVERY day...but I will give it a try and see what happens.
Although I have painted most of my life and dabbled in various mediums and genres, I hope this experiment in blogging will be enjoyable as well as enlightening, if not to anyone else then specifically for me.

The Challenge has already started, and so I arrive late but none the less enthusiastic. So let's go!

THE MILL, PONT AVEN, BRITTANY

THE MILL, PONT AVEN, BRITTANY, FRANCE

"The Mill,  Pont Aven, Brittany, France"

11"  x  9"

Pastel

Summer 1993

Private Collection

© Jules Fine Art Gallery 2017