Artist Statement 

We absorb what’s around us. Events, encounters, and ideas leave their mark.  Painting enables me to process. Classically trained, I worked realistically for two decades, focusing on landscape, still life, and the human figure.

Color was an early fascination and remains important. I like to experiment with unique combinations and spatial arrangements. My painting has evolved into a nonobjective style which is abstract and intuitive. I begin with random marks or colors chosen spontaneously and react deliberately, seeing what emerges, paying attention to composition and hue. It is immensely calming.

Built in layers - some hidden - the work is intentionally ambiguous. The process helps me make sense of life but the paintings are not meant to represent specific ideas or to persuade; they simply reflect my ongoing exploration. This enables viewers to interpret the work.  Learning what they see intrigues me. 

BIO

Julie Shunick Brown is a contemporary Dallas artist. She grew up in Arizona and Northern Virginia, studying drawing and painting with private instructors and at The Corcoran School of Art and sketching in museums in Washington, D.C.

In 1975, she received a B.F.A. with honors from Arizona State University, and has continued studying painting and drawing. She left a long career with Procter & Gamble in 2012 to return to painting full time.

Julie brings a sophisticated yet expressive energy to her compositions.

Her work, found in private and corporate collections across the U.S.,

Canada, and Spain, captures a balance between precision and emotion,

inviting viewers into a world of layered color and thoughtful abstraction.

She has been represented by galleries in Dallas, Santa Fe, Oklahoma City,

and New York.

https://www.julieshunickbrown.com                @julieshunickbrown