PATTERNS AND TONES

50 artists at Keystone Art Space will be opening their studios to the public next Saturday! It has always been enlightening for me to have people walk through a rather private space of creation. It never fails to inspire and excite me to see how others react to new work in progress. After the Altadena fires in January, I found myself gravitating towards crafting colorful paper collages which have brought beauty back into my world in the midst of chaos. In February, a friend of mine asked me to design a few backdrops for a play she was writing about Women in Science.  Abstract investigations of outer and inner space led me to more natural structures, some of which can be seen on my website . For the past 3 months, I have literaly jumped out of bed and headed straight to the studio to paint large pieces of paper in gouache. The physical act of cutting and gluing them into scenes from the desert of Morongo Valley or fashioning them into small vignettes of plants or flowers has become ...

"Flora as Fashion: Naomi White" 2018 The last stitched portrait of 2018 is a work in progress that has taken on a life of its own. At first I had the nylon flower petal hat's of the sixties in mind but it grew into a snood of sorts. It certainly is a bridge between my "Home as Hat" and "Flora as Fashion" series , combining both elements of a hat and foliage as the structure of the garment. My dear friend, the lovely and talented artist  Naomi White  graciously posed for this portrait. We have been friends and photographers for 3 decades. As an educator, intersectional feminist and visual artist Naomi has always been very observant of herself and the world around her. She has continually produced a translation of her cross current narratives in vibrant and unique ways. In a way I am happy to show you a work in progress. Not all pieces can be completed in a week and with the holidays upon us, time has become a rare commodity. I will continu...

I was invited to give a lecture at the New York Film Academy at their Los Angeles campus last month on the evolution of my Fine Art Photography. It was an honor to be asked and a challenge to round up and comprise an overview of the last 25 years worth of work. It helped me to see where I had been and as an exercise, gave me real insight on how I ended up with a passion for conceptual photography. The lecture was part of an Artist Series for Naomi White's MFA Photography class as a supplement for their ongoing discussion on collage and photomontage-based portraiture. I hope you enjoy the presentation. Happy New Year! Julie Green January 3, 2015 Lecture Part 1 Lecture Part 2 Lecture Part 3