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"Fuji" from Apples in August 22 x 17" Archival pigment print © Julie Green I am thrilled to announce that I will be exhibiting and selling eight prints from Artichokes and Apples in August series at Counter Culture in Austin, TX The opening reception is tomorrow, September 27th from 7-9pm Counter Culture 2337 Cesar Chaves St. E Austin, TX 78702 512-524-1540 I will be flying in for the opening. If you are in town, I hope to see you there! Julie Green September 26, 2018

“Artichokes in August: Inside the Thistle” 2018 As I weave my way through my travels this summer, I have been happily come in contact with other artists who are exploring their part of the world in various ways. On a recent trip to the timeless village of Inverness, located on the cape of Point Reyes Seashore , fate brought me to the doorstep of local painter and educator Inez Storer . We enjoyed a lengthy discussion about her multi-media process and shared stories about my mentor and teacher Jack Welpott , who used to work and live right down the street from her studio, as well as John Gutmann who had started the Fine Art Photography department at my alma mater San Francisco State University where she first started teaching back in 1969. I showed her images I have been working on from various series when she noticed the woven apples and artichokes. She quickly drew the parallel between the images and the monumental grid work  Chuck Close  has created over the...