Julie R. Neidlinger: Art and Store

Woman Sewing.

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I based this image on a few old photographs of a relative. I combined one photo's background, and pulled in the figure from another.

At one time I had done a lot of charcoal drawing, but it had been a while and so I decided to delve back into it and get a little practice with this drawing.

Charcoal is one of my favorite mediums to work with, since it allows not only possibilities with line work as well as shading through smudging, but works well as a gray wash with the addition of water.

Materials: Charcoal on heavy paper
Size: approx. 11" X 15"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $25

Labels: drawings, figurative

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Russ and Janet

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My sister Janet wanted me to caricature her and her husband for their wedding album. I don't know why...but I was happy to oblige.

I've never been one to do a lot of caricatures, so this was a new experience, but it actually does look like them.

Materials: Ink drawing on paper
Price: NFS

Labels: drawings, figurative, humor, illustrations

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Nica Boy.

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This is a painting of a young boy from Nicaragua. It is based on a photo I took during the February 2008 trip.

You can read more about the organization I'm a part of, and the trips, here.

Materials: Watercolor on heavy cotton rag paper
Size: approx. 7" X 10.5"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $35

Labels: figurative, watercolor

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Jimi.

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I whipped this out on a scrap of paper, and so the corner tear you see is -- yes -- actually torn.

It was mainly an experiment in materials, prior to doing a larger work.

Materials: Charcoal, gesso, acrylic mediums, watercolor
Size: approx. 7" X 9"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $30

Labels: drawings, figurative, mixed media, music, paintings

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Weight.

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Using scraps from a friend's prints (which she had torn up and was about to dispose of when I asked if I could have them) and various materials, this collage painting came to be.

I bet you'd like me to tell you the story behind it.

Tough bet.

Materials: Charcoal, acrylic, gesso, acrylic mediums, collage
Size: approx. 22" X 30"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat, possibly rolled in a protective tube
Price: $60

Labels: abstract, figurative, illustrations, mixed media

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Emmet and Jenny.

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This was a commissioned piece based on a few photographs and a request to put them together to show the small child and the dog looking out across the yard.

Obviously, the dog was not actually blue, but the client requested certain color elements and favored the bright, broad-stroked style of some of my other dog portraits.

Materials: Acrylic on heavy cotton rag paper
Size: approx. 22" X 40"
Price: SOLD

Labels: animals, commissioned, dogs, figurative, paintings, sold

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Cody and Elmo.

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My nephew Cody (who is now much, much older than he was when I drew this image) loved Elmo. This image is based on a photograph.

For his fourth birthday, I bought him a huge Elmo. My sister was worried that he'd be a bit frightened when he pulled the monstrous red thing from the box, but, as you see, he wasn't.

This image is a good example of what my take on commissioned work would look like.

Materials: Ink, watercolor and gesso on heavy paper
Size: approx. 22" X 40"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat, possibly rolled in a protective tube
Price: $75

Labels: commissioned, drawings, figurative, mixed media

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Blogathon '03: Self Portrait.

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This was a sketch that I created for my first Blogathon in 2003. To raise money for a charity, over a period of 24 hours, every 30 minutes, I uploaded a new drawing. Sponsors donated funds to the charity upon completion.

Materials: Watercolor, paper, graphite
Size: 6"X6"
Other: Comes without frame or mat
Price: $5

Labels: blogathon, budget, drawings, figurative

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Blogathon '03: Evil Gun.

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This was a sketch that I created for my first Blogathon in 2003. To raise money for a charity, over a period of 24 hours, every 30 minutes, I uploaded a new drawing. Sponsors donated funds to the charity upon completion.

Materials: Watercolor, paper, colored pencil
Size: 6"X6"
Other: Comes without frame or mat
Price: $10

Labels: blogathon, budget, figurative, watercolor, whimsical

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Goodbye Church

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Some people take this image to be a negative statement on church or religion or the state of pastors.

That was not my intention, though the name, "Goodbye Church", suggests a leaving.

At the time (I painted this back in 2002), I was thinking about things I'd like to leave behind in my life in regards to "religiousity" and habit that seemed to block the view of the cross.

In this painting, the cross is atop the steeple, and the figure can't see it until he steps out of the shadow of the building and is far enough away, outside, to look up.

Step out of the shadow, and look up.

Materials: Oil paint on masonite board
Size: 16.5" X 21"
Other: Shipped with plain wood frame
Price: SOLD

Labels: buildings, figurative, illustrations, paintings, religious

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"K"

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This is a painting based on a photo taken on a recent trip to Nicaragua. It shows a young Nicaraguan girl, "K."

She's down there now, beautiful still.

I suppose I could say more, but I think the painting should speak for itself.

Materials: Acrylic painting on paper
Size: 7" X 8"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $60

Labels: figurative, paintings

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Nicaraguan Girl 01.

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This is a painting based on a photo taken on a recent trip to Nicaragua. It shows a young Nicaraguan girl.

The painting doesn't show it like the photo did, but she was beautiful. Perfect. A living doll.

I suppose I could say more, but I think the painting should speak for itself at some point.

Materials: Acrylic painting on paper
Size: 6" X 9.5"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $60

Labels: figurative, paintings

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Fanor on the Guitar.

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This is a painting based on a photo taken on a recent trip to Nicaragua. It shows Fanor, playing the guitar.

He played the guitar quietly, like he was whenever I saw him.

I suppose I could say more, but I think the painting should speak for itself at some point.

Materials: Acrylic painting on paper
Size: 10" X 10"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD

Labels: figurative, music, paintings, sold

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Eyes are Dry

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You can read more about this painting here, including the inspiration behind it as well as a step-by-step photograph pictorial of how it was created.

Materials: Collage, ink, acrylic, gesso, charcoal, paper
Size: 14" x 22"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $90

Labels: abstract, collage, figurative, mixed media

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Untitled Profile of a Man

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You can find out more about this painting, including a step-by-step photograph pictorial of how it was created, here.

Materials: Collage, acrylics, paper
Size: 7.5" x 11"
Other: Sent without frame or mat
Price: $40

Labels: figurative, mixed media

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Walking on Wings

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This small painting is both recognizable and not. It's clear that there is a human figure in the image, but the rest of the details change depending upon who is looking at it and how they interpret it.

Materials: Acrylic on paper
Size: 5" x 7"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD

Labels: abstract, figurative, paintings, sold

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Kollwitz Sleeping

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The college I attended had a Kathe Kollwitz drawing in the office, and it made me curious to know more about this artist.

This painting is based on a portion of one of her drawings.

Materials: Acrylic, water crayon on masonite panel
Size: 6" X 9"
Other: Shipped with frame, no glass
Price: $60

Labels: figurative, paintings

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Inner Machine

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Maybe I read and watch too much Science Fiction, but the concept of the "inner machine" is one that rolls about in my mind.

This is the visual depiction of the idea. The "brain" of this painting is made up of the acrylic peelings from my old palettes, full of swirls and dobs, very much a high-raised three dimensional effect, adhered by pouring clear acrylic medium onto the painting. What this means is that you can't simply lay a piece of glass over this painting; you'll need a mat or other method to raise it from the surface. It also means it looks very unusual up close.

That's the inner machine I'm talking about.

Materials: Acrylic paint, water crayon, ink on paper
Size: 22" X 15"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $90

Labels: abstract, collage, figurative, mixed media

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Men in Fog

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The title of this piece has often inspired some rather derogatory comments by women frustrated with their husbands or boyfriends.

"Aren't all men in a fog?"

I don't know anything about that. This painting isn't based on anything in particular. I painted it straight out of my head, with no source material to go by.

Materials: Acrylic paint on masonite panel
Size: 6" X 9"
Other: Shipped with frame, no mat or glass
Price: $80

Labels: figurative, paintings

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Field Lunch

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This painting depicts my father as a young boy, out in the field with his father and the hired man, having lunch. I based this painting on a small black and white photograph.

Materials: Watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Size: 22" X 30"
Other: Shipped in antique black and gold frame
Price: SOLD

Labels: colored pencil, drawings, figurative, north dakota, sold

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Discobolus

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The Discobolus is one of my favorite statues, and that says a lot. A whole new world was opened up to me when I studied art history in college, an area of study I hadn't been exposed to until that time. I fell in love the the art of antiquity, and this was, as I mentioned one of my favorites.

Materials: Powdered pigment, pastell and colored pencil on paper
Size: 9" X 14"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD

Labels: drawings, figurative, mythology

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Dying Gaul

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This is part of a series of additive and subtractive drawings I did, based on statuary from classical Greece and on.

I confess, I priced them high because I can't bear to think of selling them for anything less. I've had people make offers for them but I really treasure these drawings. I did them at a time when I was in a serious slump and the technique I developed using powdered graphite, erasers and more, seemed to almost magically appear. These drawings brought me out of that slump.

They mean a lot to me.

Materials: Graphite on paper
Size: About 30" X 17"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $700

Labels: drawings, figurative, mythology

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Nude 1

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The year we were finally able to draw and paint from live models was, without question, the year my art went from tight high-schooler type art to what I consider much stronger, more fluid work.

Perhaps there's something about drawing from life, the muscles and shadows they create, that open up the pencil and paintbrush on the paper.

Materials: Conte crayon, gesso, and water on paper
Size: 15" X 22"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $130

Labels: drawings, figurative, mixed media