JULIA ROGERS
About
Being an artist and painting nature was inevitable. Growing up on the
Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland has had a strong influence
on me since childhood. I have an endless desire to paint and over the years I have worked in several mediums and gradually developed a distinctive style that is seen today in my oil paintings. I also paint a wide variety of subjects. It is important to expand and try new things and push into different areas. Painting en plain air, figurative work and portraiture are all part of my discipline. Extensive travel is also documented in my portfolio. Many periods of growth in my paintings can be attributed to reference trips I have taken. Wildlife has been very inspirational to my work and is my personal favorite. Seeing animals in their own environment and witnessing their natural behavior in person changed the way I paint.
Julia lives with her husband, artist Matthew Hillier, their son Patrick and their two dogs.
Exhibitions
Cincinnati Museum Center, “In the Audubon Tradition Exhibit” 2019
The Briscoe Museum, “Night of Artists” San Antonio Tx, 10 years participating up to 2020
2017 Featured Artist, Waterfowl Festival 2017
Society of Animal Artists Juried Show for Members
Leigh Yawkey Woodson, “Birds in Art”, ..., 2016, 2017, 2018
Wildlife and Western Art Show, Raymond James Financial, St. Petersburg, FL
Safari Club International
Hiram Blauvelt Museum, three man show, “Kalihari to Kilimanjaro”
Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD
Gilcrease Museum
Raymond James Women in the Arts- Artist of the year and speaker
