Julia Martin
 

I cannot deny my voyeuristic nature.  I think the allure of calculating the emotions that lurk just behind the face of an individual is what put me on this path.  I spent some years as a commissioned portrait painter getting to know my medium and technique and after having my fill of being told what to paint I began trusting my imagination. 

 

Now the figures I deal with are almost exclusively my own inventions. I see faces and figures in everything the same way people see the man in the moon.  I like to leave chaotic washes to dry then bring what I see to light.  The intimacy of portraiture takes on a life of it’s own when the subject is an invention, creating a bizarre air of ambiguity. It’s fascinating to witness the way each viewer gleans something personal from the work.  Equally seductive is the mystery of where the images actually come from.  I don’t exactly know.  However, I do feel a need for the work to evoke a feeling similar to the one I get when looking at a dingy old photograph or a film that forces my imagination back in time. A muted palette and some traditional techniques assist in evoking this feeling of nostalgia. I want my work to lure the viewer’s imagination into a foreign and mysterious place in time.

 

Overprocessed
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

24" x 48"
$1,850 Framed

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The Pacifier
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

30" x 40"

$1,500

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My Leather
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

16" x 33"
$1,025 Framed

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Lolly

Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

22" x 28"
SOLD

 

Coming or Going
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

22" x 28"
$1,200 Framed

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Bovine Ballerina
Julia Martin
Oil on Wood Panel

24" x 36"

$1,350 Framed

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What Happened To Amelia Earhardt
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

28" x 22"
$950 Framed

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Great Expectations
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas

24" x 30"
$1,150

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Geisha Girl
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

19" x 15"
$725 Framed

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Mod Lovers
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

16" x 20"

SOLD

 

Blue Belle
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

31" x 25"
$975 Framed

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Birds of Paradise
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

18" x 24"

$875 Framed

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Smokey Eyes
Julia Martin
Oil on Canvas
12" x 12"
$525

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Lady In Waiting
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

8" x 10"
$450 Framed

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Slow Speed Racer
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

8" x 6"
$400 Framed

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S-T-A-U-N-C-H
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

9" x 7"
$400 Framed

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Hair Pin
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

6" x 8"
$475 Framed

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The Do
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

7.5" x 9"

$485 Framed

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Fragile Beautiful
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

6" x 7"
$375 Framed

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Hush Now
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

6" x 6.5"

$375 Framed

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Pop Tart
Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

6" x 7"
$375 Framed

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Middle Man

Julia Martin
Oil on Panel

6" x 8"

$400 Framed

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