Julie Brookman
Tanah Lot
Encaustic on panel
48 x 48 in
For this native Californian, the sea is her muse. Having spent her lifetime near it, and time as a dive instructor in it, Julie Brookman uses encaustic painting to capture...
For this native Californian, the sea is her muse. Having spent her lifetime near it, and time as a dive instructor in it, Julie Brookman uses encaustic painting to capture the myriad faces and moods of the ocean. She holds a Degree in Fine Art with an emphasis in photography from San Francisco State University.
Brookman's encaustic technique layers and molds hot wax and pigment as it cools. Parts of this process are inherently uncontrollable - not unlike the ocean itself - so her paintings literally have a life of their own. And yet, Brookman makes the constantly churning ocean stand still in order to capture and hold onto a moment of chaos.
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. It is permanent, but always changing."
Brookman's encaustic technique layers and molds hot wax and pigment as it cools. Parts of this process are inherently uncontrollable - not unlike the ocean itself - so her paintings literally have a life of their own. And yet, Brookman makes the constantly churning ocean stand still in order to capture and hold onto a moment of chaos.
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. It is permanent, but always changing."
Exhibitions
2023Art Market San Francisco, Studio Shop Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022
Art Market San Francisco, Studio Shop Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Acqua Art Miami, Marloe Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Affordable Art Fair, Marloe Gallery, New York, NY
Oceans and Airstreams, EDNA Contemporary, San Luis Obispo, CA
DART for Art, Burlingame, CA
2020
Art Palm Springs, Studio Shop Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Intersect - Online, Aspen, CO
Everyday is a Miracle, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2019
Pulse, Miami Beach, Miami, FL
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Texas Contemporary, Marloe Gallery, Houston, TX
Seattle Art Fair, Marloe Gallery, Seattle, WA
Art Market San Francisco, Studio Shop Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sanctuary Arc, On-Line Gallery, juried by Bryan Yedinak Juror
Arts Benicia at the Rellik, January Diane Williams, Curator, Benicia, CA
2018
Saudade, Solo Show, Jen Tough, Benicia, CA
Art Santa Fe, Jen Tough, Santa Fe Selects Award winner, Santa Fe, NM
Summer Show, Jen Tough, Benicia, CA
Art Expo Las Vegas, Opus, Las Vegas, NV
EDNA Contemporary, benefiting art in schools, San Luis Obispo, CA
2017
Saudade, Solo Show, Branner Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA
2016
Dada, Branner Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA
AWARDS
2015
Honorable Mention Commendation for “Woman's’ View”
2002
"Stillwell Show" Best Mixed media Sculpture
Art Santa Fe Selects Award winner