Julia Brooks

As a young painter, Julia is still developing her style and technique, however, her interest in rendering tone is a key feature of her work. This is expressed through planes of gradiated, solid colour.

“Before I begin a painting, I spend some time looking closely at the subjects I have chosen to depict, paying particular attention to how the light plays across their surfaces. I then mix up a series of similar hues with a limited range of colours and decide on a rough colour scheme. This scheme evolves as I paint and is complete only when all of the tones and colours are balanced together. “ Julia Brooks' current paintings are predominantly based on still-life scenes, with a focus on colour and light.