FINDING ART: To find art or other things that I make, use the left-hand column, under "Find Art." Art and other items are categorized by subject, medium, style, etc.
Journal: Reporter journal.
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This blank journal has front and back collaged covers made with copies and transfers from the doodles and jottings out of my actual notebooks from when I was a newspaper reporter.
I would frequently find myself sitting in meetings for hours on end, meetings with little happening but with interesting people to look at and caricature. I also found myself sketching bizarre stream-of-consciousness kinds of images based on some random comment or phrase from a meeting that clicked in my head and came out through the pen in my hand.
The covers are heavy-weight art paper with collaged imagery and decorative papers. Using watercolor, various papers, acrylic mediums, and ink, I transformed the basic pen and ink doodles into a colorful and complete image.
The binding is a basic plastic coil binder.
Inside, the journal is filled with a variety of papers that I have on hand in my art supplies. From lined to blank to sketch to colored to graph to tracing paper, you'll find each page to be a new experience, whether you intend to use the journal as a place to write, sketch, or glue your own ephemera inside. There are also two medium-size manila envelopes worked into the binding at the front and back, perfect for storing loose papers or notes.
The journal is 10" tall, 7.25" wide, and .25" thick. Variations in the cover, paper, etc. are part of its hand-made nature and are intentional. The cover is not smooth, but is an actual collage with varying thickness and texture.
Price: $25
Labels: collage, for writers, gift, journals, mixed media, stationery, watercolor, whimsical
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:23 PM
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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
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 1:52 AM
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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
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 1:46 AM
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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
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 1:42 AM
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Kristi
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My friend Kristi often found herself the unfortunate guinea pig for me during college. Her face can be found in a number of my drawings and in my sketchbook. If I needed a model, there she was.
This painting is an abstraction on her face many times over.
Materials: Ink, acrylics, collage, charcoal and gesso
Size: About 30" X 44"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $100
Labels: abstract, collage, figurative, mixed media
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Nude 3
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This is a drawing based on a figure from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo drew such large and muscular bodies, making them a great source for learning about anatomy for artists. Plus, it's just fun to draw from the masters.
Here again, I've focused more on line work than a realistic depiction.
Materials: Colored inks and gesso on paper
Size: About 30" X 44"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $90
Labels: drawings, figurative, mixed media
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:24 PM
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Nude 2
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This piece was more an experiment on how to capture the life and motion of a living being through lines. I have long had a love of line, and you can see it running throug all of my work.
Materials: Colored inks on paper
Size: About 42" X 30"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $90
Labels: drawings, figurative, mixed media
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:23 PM
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Color Safari
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This rather odd painting was an example of using color that I created during a class I taught on the matter to elementary students.
Materials: Charcoal, tempera paint
Size: 11" X 15"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: Sold
Labels: abstract, figurative, mixed media, sold, whimsical
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:22 PM
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Wasp Nest
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This painting was part of a series of small paintings done for a hand-bound book. I wrote a poem to go with each page, and called it the "Book of What Was."
Materials: Grease crayon, colored pencil, gesso, acrylics and watercolor on paper
Size: 6" x 9"
Other: Part of a hand-bound one-of-a-kind book
Price: SOLD
Labels: mixed media, nature, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:12 PM
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Fence Horse
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Here again is the fence I mentioned in an earlier description.
This is a drawing of a very beloved horse of mine, the last horse I really consider my true horse.
This is truly one of my favorite paintings and I have priced it high because I don't know that I could bear to part with it for anything less.
It's based on a photo taken the year before my horse died.
Materials: Gesso, water crayon on BFK Rives paper
Size: About 22" X 30"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $200
Labels: animals, horses, mixed media
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:04 PM
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Egg Tempera Horse
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"That doesn't look like any horse I've seen," horse aficionados will tell me.
No, that's because it's a painting and not a photograph.
What's fun about this image is not only the drawing itself, but the effect painting with watercolor and egg yolk have: a glorious, rich finish.
The nature of this updated version of the classic egg tempera method is one of transparency, gloss, multiple layers that affect the ones that follow, and a fresh, spontaneous feel.
Materials: Watercolor paint, egg yolk and charcoal on BFK Rives paper
Size: 7.5" X 11"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, horses, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 4:02 PM
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Jungle
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Yeah.
This is a strange painting. An early work of mine.
I like it.
You can't beat a purple and brown horse? zebra? melting into the jungle.
Materials: Acrylic paint and colored pencil on paper
Size: About 9" X 14"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $30
Labels: animals, mixed media, whimsical
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 3:59 PM
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Guppies
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This painting was part of a series of small paintings done for a hand-bound book. I wrote a poem to go with each page, and called it the "Book of What Was."
Materials: Grease crayon, colored pencil, gesso, acrylics and watercolor on paper
Size: 6" x 9"
Other: Part of a hand-bound one-of-a-kind book
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, fish, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 3:58 PM
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Fat Chinese Horse 2
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I have an obsession with horses, and I have a sub-obsession with Chinese horse sculptures.
I love their big, thick necks, the chiseled Roman-looking noses, the thick bodies and ballet-like legs.
I just love them.
Whenever people see my take on Chinese horses in my art, however, they either (if they are horse people) start pointing out how inaccurate I've depicted the fetlocks or the whithers and so on, completely missing the point. Or they aren't into horses at all and say something like "What's with the fat horse?"
Ah well.
Here's one such image I've created with an emphasis on muscles and spots. Sounds like fun, right?
Materials: Charcoal, water and gesso on paper
Size: 8.25" X 5"
Other: Shipped under protective plastic coating, on foam core
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, horses, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 3:57 PM
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Fat Chinese Horse 1
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I have an obsession with horses, and I have a sub-obsession with Chinese horse sculptures.
I love their big, thick necks, the chiseled Roman-looking noses, the thick bodies and ballet-like legs.
I just love them.
Whenever people see my take on Chinese horses in my art, however, they either (if they are horse people) start pointing out how inaccurate I've depicted the fetlocks or the whithers and so on, completely missing the point. Or they aren't into horses at all and say something like "What's with the fat horse?"
Ah well.
Here's one of many such drawings and paintings I've done on the subject, with an odd emphasis on the chest muscles.
Materials: Conte crayon, water and gesso on paper
Size: 6.5" X 5.5"
Other: Shipped under protective plastic coating, on foam core
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, horses, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 3:57 PM
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Greyhounds on Striped Couch
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I've done many greyhound paintings, depicting them in their various well-known positions.
As always, I like to use a lot of color.
This painting was based on a photo taken of my friend's dogs.
Materials: Acrylic and watercolor on paper
Size: 22" X 15"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, greyhounds, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 9:08 PM
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Greyhound Jester
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Greyhounds are such characters, almost like pranksters, some of them. Hence, the idea of a jester.
Using scumbling techniques, I created this caricatured greyhound image, giving it a hazy look to the originally bright and hard-edged colors. There are two collage sections, originally part of another painting that I destroyed and used parts of in other artworks.
Materials: Acrylic, collage, acrylic mediums, gesso on paper
Size: 22" X 30"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, collage, greyhounds, mixed media, paintings, sold, whimsical
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 9:01 PM
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Greyhound and Chihuahua
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My friend in college was the person who introduced me to greyhounds. I'd often accompany her when she walked her greys and one day, a guy pulled up along side us on the sidewalk. He hollered out his car window, wondering what kind of dog that was. Was it a huge Chihuahua, he wondered?
That struck me as hilarious, and still makes me laugh to this day.
UPDATE: This painting no longer exists. I was told by the buyer that her dog literally shredded and ate it while she was gone during the day. I guess I have critics in the animal world, too!
Materials: Acrylic on BFK Rives paper
Size: 18" X 30"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: animals, greyhounds, mixed media, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 9:01 PM
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Foggy Trees
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Trips to the Pacific Northwest always bring up magical memories of towering pines and the misty fog that seems to rise up from the green carpeted floor of these pine forests.
Rather than trying to capture the effect of the ghostly haze and the trees that seemed to rise out of thin wisp of existance by using fussy brushwork or complex layers, I inked the trees out quickly with a sharpened stick. Then, using a combination of water and sponging techniques, I scrubbed a water gesso and some faint tints of watercolor into the negative spaces, letting the ink from the trees pool and spread as it needed to.
The result is subdued and uncomplicated depiction of the early morning sun trying to push its way through the fog and trees to its home at the top of the sky.
Materials: Ink, gesso and watercolor on masonite
Size: 9" x 6"
Price: Sold
Labels: landscapes, mixed media, nature, sold
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 8:56 PM
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Three Bottles 1
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This simple study of three bottles, done by first drawing them out on white paper with white wax (i.e. I couldn't see what I was drawing and so I was forced to observed and guess) turned out to be a fun painting.
I love the free feeling of it, the looseness of the final image.
Materials: Watercolor and wax on paper
Size: 6" x 8"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: abstract, mixed media, sold, still life
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 1:08 PM
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Jazz Bass Player
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I am always fascinated when I watch musicians' hands. It's amazing how humans create music.
This painting was based on watching a jazz group play in Minneapolis, the bass player's hands plucking and moving about the strings of the bass like a smooth dance.
Materials: Watercolor paint, gesso and charcoal on paper
Size: 8" X 10"
Other: Shipped with no frame or mat
Price: SOLD
Labels: drawings, mixed media, music,