Though the setting for this oil portrait was just outside Julia's gallery, she likes to believe that this girl with her fun flaring dress has just escaped a crowded party and is taking a moment for...
A portrait painting on canvas by Julia Swartz. This is my daughter contemplating about her upcoming wedding day. She has a few month left and so much to do. Just slowing down and getting her thoughts...
This is a portrait of Leah, a friend who has been a frequent subject of Julia’s portraits. However, this time the artist has used the subtle sepia tones of this series to portray a contemporary young...
This portrait, done in a looser style with palette-knife, is alive with vivid strokes of cool blues and warm flesh tones. Julia was intrigued by the way the bright light was shining across Heidi's...
This oil portrait of Julia's friend, Sarah, captures a pensive view of the woman that is not unlike the emotional quality present in the famous painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." Our eyes move...