"When I'm out bush I prefer to be present and experience the feelings that the country evokes in me. It is these feelings that I call upon when I'm back in the studio." Jules Bulleid
We are so thrilled to welcome back gallery favourite Jules Bulleid for our upcoming show, Life in Colour.
The show brings together more than 30 incredible artists from all over the country.
Register now to join us on Saturday 16 November from 1pm as we celebrate Life in Colour in the company of the artists involved in this amazing show. Put your name down for this FREE event here, and pop your contact details on the mailing list to get early pre-sales access.
Jules is a landscape painter who draws inspiration from her farming background and her solo journeys through the outback. While inspired by nature, Jules' work often leans into a superbly striking otherworldly interpretation.
We absolutely LOVE her work.
Her paintings in Life in Colour are the Colour Blind series - Magenta, Red Violet, and Red Ochre. They are stunning.
Ahead of the show opening, Jules told us about evoking the feeling of being in the country, creating her works using a monochromatic theme, and seeing colour in the world around us.
Where do you create your work?
"While my work is fuelled by my travels through the outback and overseas, I am a studio painter."
"When I'm out bush I prefer to be present and experience the feelings and emotions that the country evokes in me. It is these feelings that I then call upon when I'm back in the studio."
How do you create your work?
"My painting process is to allow each piece to develop intuitively when I'm back in the studio. While referring to images to revisit a feeling, a light or a detail, my work is then unplanned or defined. The composition and palette evolve as I intuitively create."
"I usually begin by sketching something in charcoal on the board - whatever comes out, I go with it. My colour palette is also unplanned."
What's the story behind the Colour Blind series in Life in Colour?
"These three pieces were created using a monochromatic theme. Each piece is painted from a single colour (with pure white and black to adjust tone) - Magenta, Red Violet and Red Ochre."
"I was thinking about how we don't need every colour in the box to see the intricacies of the world around us. We can be 'colour blind' and still see nuances. After completing these pieces, I learned that the red colour spectrum is one that people who experience colour blindness have difficulty seeing."
What inspires you?
"The landscape is my muse. Particularly the Australian outback."
What do you hope people feel when they see your work?
"I hope people feel my intrinsic love for the landscape and that it sparks a recognition in them of how they have too have felt."
Register for the opening celebration of Life in Colour on Saturday 16 November here.