Red Cat Thinking Painting

Julia Pinkham’s passion for nature expresses itself in her vibrant biomorphic compositions. Her lively abstractions are often based on natural forms and images that develop from her imagination. Julia has been self-employed as an artist for all of her life. Her work has been strongly influenced by her fascination organic forms. Her current series of abstract paintings, done with mixed media and acrylic on both canvas and paper, reflect her ongoing interest in both the Surrealist’s “automatic painting” and the Abstract Expressionist movements in American art. She works full time at her art from her studio at Studio Channel Islands Art Center in Camarillo, Ca. ARTIST STATEMENT: “My painting method uses concepts developed in Surrealism, which employs automatism to create a dialogue between unconscious impulses and purposeful “left-brain” deliberation. I sometimes work with my brushes attached to long sticks, seeking to blend random actions with controlled, intentional ones to gradually reveal the images that appear in my paintings. I often work on more than one painting at a time, which allows me to avoid over-valuing certain aspects of my works that are in progress and come back with a fresh perspective.”