Henbit

Julia Bollinger (b. 1986, Washington, D.C.) paints the fauna and terrain of her home in the Blue Ridge mountains. She is navigating being a mother, an artist, and a human living in an unprecedented time. Through intense observational devotion and submitting to mystery she creates in the field. Each of her works is love song to a place, a season, and a moment in time. As Julia works, she is tugging the thread that connects all life. Working outside with a time limit of a few hours to a few days gives a freshness and immediacy to the paintings that is impossible to capture otherwise. Tiny seeds and grass are sometimes encased in the surfaces, contained in the paintings like amber. She is humbled by the life forms and people that have been caretakers of her home over the centuries—enabling her to observe, record, and take part. Julia worked as a fine art printmaker in Colorado after graduating from college, then travelled to study painting in Florence, Italy and NYC. Her work is held in private collections in the United States and Europe.