Julie Podstolski

I studied painting at University of Canterbury, New Zealand - 1978-1980.  For the following 14 years I painted in oils.  In 1994 I began to experiment with coloured pencils.  During that year I had my third child and found that oil painting and an infant were incompatible.  I needed a more flexible and clean medium to work with.  Coloured pencils fitted my needs. Over time I found I liked working with coloured pencils more than oils.  After several years alternating between painting and drawing, in 2002 I gave up oils completely. 

I hold solo exhibitions every couple of years in Perth, Western Australia.  Most recent exhibitions: "Home & Heart - local love stories" 2023, "An Italian Dream" 2021, "Remember Paris"  2018, "Entranced"  2017, "Fascination:  Maiko, Geiko, Kyoto" 2016, "Life is Beautiful" 2014, "Paris en hiver" 2012, "Geisha: The Allure of Mystique"  2010.  For ten years I have been publishing a blog,   https://juliepodstolski.wordpress.com