by Julia Rymer | Aug 27, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
Painting is slow. It requires time, and attention, and engagement. Painting is without algorithm or artificial intelligence; rather, it is the most human of intelligence. It is the oldest intelligence, begat from the hands of ancient peoples, tens of thousands of...
by Julia Rymer | Sep 29, 2018 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting
A personal essay exploring the intersection of art, science and the transcendent experience.by Julia RymerWhen I look at the sky, I feel as if I live in it. It is a subsuming force, one I observe constantly throughout the day. I am caught in the interactions of cloud...
by Julia Rymer | Aug 8, 2018 | Art Exhibition, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
I’m battling my way through my work, preparing for an upcoming show, but also, as always, simply doing the work: creating, destroying, pondering, playing in the studio. Marking up canvases and instantly regretting the marks, or sometimes– not often– loving what I have...
by Julia Rymer | Feb 28, 2016 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting
One of the most profound moments of my artistic career happened not with a great mentor or inspiring artist. It happened, instead, with a professor I quite detested at the time for their negativity, cynicism, and angst. I never took another class from her, in fact....
by Julia Rymer | Aug 28, 2015 | Color Theory, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Interior Design, Painting
Recently a friend of mine asked if I ever made large paintings. She had been staring at the same IKEA poster on her wall for a few years and had suddenly realized she hated it. It had a picture of the Eiffel Tower, but she couldn’t relate. It meant nothing to...
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