Artist Reflection: Julia MacLaurin
As soon as I heard that the theme for the Transept Exhibition was (a)void, I knew that my painting would be about the overuse…
Julia is attended the Wimbledon College of Art Foundation course, is a graduate of Canterbury College of Art, Fine Arts, and she lives and works just outside St Andrews. She draws and paints from a place of not knowing. It’s instinctive. She finds inspiration from nature, especially trees and the earth. When she draws, immediacy, aliveness, rhythm and feeling is what interests her. She likes working collaboratively and realises the amazing possibilities when tapping into group energy with like minded artists. She has been part of and exhibited with the Transept group since 2019.
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