Julie R. Neidlinger: Art and Store

The street.

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I painted this on something called "Aquabord", a museum-quality board with a specially coated surface that is meant for watercolor painting.

This is a hardboard panel, 1/8" thick, 5 x 7. It was a bit of an experiment in materials and techniques. I added some additional light graphite marks.

Frankly, I'm not sure what I think of the surface or the way it handles the paint, but the end result is pleasing enough. The packaging says you don't need to cover the painting with glass, and that the final result is ready to frame.

So, if you're into street scenes of mediocre sentimentality and not too much visual noise, this is your painting.

Price: $20

Labels: budget, buildings, paintings, watercolor

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The capitol sketches.

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You can buy original sketches of the North Dakota capitol (at a really reasonable price!!) by simply visiting this page.

Labels: drawings, north dakota, watercolor

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Flowers in the Cream Can.

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This is one of my favorite watercolor paintings. The same subject can be seen here, but as an ink drawing instead.

The visual texture seen in the black cream can was from bits of grass that I brushed across the still-wet paint. I painted this sitting on the grass in the front yard.

Materials: Watercolor on heavy paper
Size: approx. 22" X 40"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat; let me chose print number from series
Price: $65

Labels: floral, mom, nature, watercolor

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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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Porch Swing.

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I have always hoped that someday, if I ever had my own house, it would have a porch on it. A porch swing would be even better. But I'd take a porch.

I really want a porch.

Anyway.

This watercolor painting was done as an illustration for someone. It's based on a photo I took of a house in Park River, North Dakota. I knew I needed an image of a house with a porch swing, since the illustration had to show that. When I drove through Park River and caught sight of the perfect porch, I knew I had to stop.

Materials: Watercolor and charcoal on heavy rag paper
Size: 11" X 15"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat
Price: $65

Labels: buildings, illustrations, watercolor

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Hampden Main Street (back then).

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This is a watercolor I did for the Hampden Centennial in 2004. I sold prints of it; the original is actually "owned" by my mother who insists on keeping it.

The image is based on an old photograph of the main street, circa 1904.

Materials: Watercolor on paper
Price: SOLD

Labels: buildings, north dakota, sold, watercolor

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April's Loss.

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I made this print after the death of a cousin who was, from what I understand and know and have come to learn, an amazing person.

I wanted to use symbolism to convey the details of life and family and hope, and I used the house motif that I was drawing at the time to do this.

Materials: Lithograph, hand-colored with watercolors (slight variations from hand-coloring process are to be expected); part of a series
Size: approx. 11" X 14"
Other: Shipped without frame or mat; let me chose print number from series
Price: $40

Labels: buildings, prints, watercolor, whimsical

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Canoe.

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This watercolor was done on site, with a slight rain starting somewhere towards the end. When you're outside and it starts to rain, you find that your style suddenly becomes much looser than before.

For a while, a friend let us use his canoe to traverse the sloughs and ponds that surround the farm. This is an image of that canoe.

The paper I used was a handmade, unbleached, heavy rag paper with a fairly rough, raw surface and edges.

Materials: Watercolor
Size: 6" X 10"
Price: SOLD

Labels: landscapes, nature, north dakota, ships, watercolor

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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.

See details: back cover | inside paper | binding detail

Price: $25

Labels: collage, for writers, gift, journals, mixed media, stationery, watercolor, whimsical

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Blogathon '03: Zombie Cat as French Waiter.

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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: $10

Labels: blogathon, budget, cats, watercolor, whimsical, zombie cat

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Blogathon '03: Zombie Cat as Target Practice.

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Blogathon '03: Zombie Cat Puppet.

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Blogathon '03: Nightmare Monster #5.

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Blogathon '03: Nightmare Monster #4.

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Blogathon '03: Nightmare Monster #3.

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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, ink
Size: 6"X6"
Other: Comes without frame or mat
Price: $10

Labels: blogathon, budget, watercolor, whimsical

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Blogathon '03: Nightmare Monster #2.

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Blogathon '03: Nightmare Monster #1.

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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, ink
Size: 6"X6"
Other: Comes without frame or mat
Price: $10

Labels: blogathon, budget, watercolor, whimsical

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Blogathon '03: Out Damn Spot.

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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, ink
Size: 6"X6"
Other: Comes without frame or mat
Price: $10

Labels: blogathon, budget, dogs, humor, watercolor