Julie Shotton lives in Sublette, Kansas, a small agricultural community in southwestern Kansas. She studied art at Wichita State University as a graphic design major and has been painting and selling paintings for over 25 years. She taught art at Crosswalk Christian School in Sublette for grades K-12 from 1994 to 2006. She is now back to painting in her studio full time.
"I began painting with watercolors because of their convenience. I continue to use them because I love the glow of the transparent colors and the beautiful variations in hue that occur as a result of the interaction between the sedimentary pigments and the staining pigments."
"Most of my compositions deal with the play of light across objects. The objects themselves often hold an allegorical meaning to me. I like comparing things that are timeless and things that are temporal, contemplating ideas such as 'what is important in this life?' It doesn't matter if the viewer is aware of the relationship of the objects to each other, but that is what inspires me and holds my interest as I paint."
Julie Shotton is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and has had paintings accepted into juried competitions of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, among others. Her painting "Postcards from the Louvre" was a finalist in Watercolor Magazine's 2005 Cover Competition.
EDUCATION: Graphic Design major at Wichita State University
JURIED SHOWS AND AWARDS:
2008 Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Juror: Ted Nuttall, Bloomington, MN
2005 National Watercolor Society All Member Juried Exhibition, Sherman Oaks, CA
1992 American Watercolor Society International Exhibition, NY, NY
1990 National Watercolor Society International Exhibition, Fullerton, CA
Awarded Signature Membership in NWS
1990 Louisiana Watercolor Society International Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
1989 Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Hays, KS
$100 Judge’s Award
PUBLICATIONS:
2005 American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, Watercolor Magazine, Summer 2005, Volume II, Issue 43
SHOWS:
2002 Historic Adobe Museum, Group Exhibit of Kansas Artists, Ulysses, KS
1993 Carnegie Center for the Arts, Group Show, Dodge City, KS
1992 Dudley Township Library Solo Exhibit, Satanta, KS
1991 St. Mary of the Plains College, Solo Exhibit, Dodge City, KS
ART INSTRUCTION AND DEMONSTRATIONS:
1994-2006 Art Instructor for Grades K-12 at Crosswalk Christian School, Sublette, KS
Wrote curricula for skills based and art history based art education, all grade levels.
1999 Hi-Plains League Art Festival, Watercolor Demonstration, Secondary Students from several Western Kansas Schools, Sublette High School, Sublette, KS
COMMISSIONED WORK:
Portraits and graphic design work for individual clients and businesses
