from the exhibition announcement:
Julia’s art has previously been featured in the Galerie Project Room. In her first solo show with the galerie the whimsical theme for this collection of work finds its roots in the longing for a summer holiday. Not possible in reality, the artist imagined one instead and the result is these wonderful paintings. The subject matter accurately captures the spirit of the intent but emerges gracefully through the loose paint handling and the subdued, yet festive palette. It is the latter qualities that breathe life into the vacation fantasy. As with any great painting these pieces evoke a realism that goes beyond mere depiction that is as much felt as it is seen.
Schwartz on the exhibition:
These days due to circumstance I move in small circles, travel freeways from ocean to inland, but have not gone beyond an afternoon’s drive. Feeling landlocked, I was longing for a summer holiday. So between the solstice and the equinox I painted one.
I can almost see it, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on linen, 30 x 24 inches. JS0079
the water was cold and so blue, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on linen, 30 x 24 inches. JS0080
I had this crazy dream, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches. JS0081
dreaming, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on linen, 24 x 18 inches. JS0083
there were girls everywhere, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches. JS0082
yellow hair yellow sun, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches. JS0085
I took a nap in a field, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on linen, 14 x 11 inches. JS0084
wink, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on canvas, 5 x 7 inches. JS0086
poolside, Julia Schwartz, 2017. Oil on canvas, 6 x 8 inches. JS0087