inspired art

               About the Artist, Julie A. Sanderson

Diving as deep as 120 feet to explore old wrecks, beautiful fish and interesting creatures, Julie gathers images and inspiration.  Then, using the shimmering surface of silk and vibrant colors of fiber reactive dyes in hand-dyed silk paintings, Julie connects her love of scuba diving, painting and God.  For reference, Julie uses her husband’s radiant underwater photographs taken on their dive trips from the Caribbean to the Red Sea, to the South Pacific and Hawaii.  She then weaves meaningful verses from the Bible into the painting to express her faith.

Silk is the newest medium Julie has been exploring.  Her diverse work also includes landscapes and portraits in oil and pastel.  Julie received an oil paint set and art lessons for her ninth birthday.  She studied a traditional classical approach under Fred Gong, a renowned portrait painter from Washington D.C.  Julie went on to receive a visual arts degree magna cum laude from UCSD.

Julie has received awards in international spiritual and silk painting exhibitions.  She is a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, Allied Artists Association of San Diego, and Silk Painters International.  She is a former member of La Jolla Art Association and Spanish Village Art Center.  Her work has been shown in galleries from Washington D.C.’s Dupont Circle, to The Village Gallery in La Jolla, California, to the Tikal Gallery in the West Indies.

“May everything I do begin with His inspiration, continue

with His guidance and end with His revelation”