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Irish Twins

"Irish Twins" 18" x 14" Oil on Panel

These two darling Irish siblings completely captured my heart. Glowing with such absolute beauty, joy and love… I've truly fallen in love with them. (Please forgive the glare as the paint is still wet!)

I approached this oil painting, "Irish Twins" (18 x 14 oil on panel), in an entirely new manner. All the plein air painting I've done has made me an even faster more energetic and spontaneous painter. The reason being in just one hour outside painting, the entire scene will have changed entirely due to the swiftly moving light. Therefore, one must respond to the scene quickly or it won't get captured. The beauty is this speed leaves no time to engage with distracting conversations in the head… only time to let life flow through and work its magic on the canvas.

So, this is how I'm painting everything now and it's so much fun! I watch the painting come to life, as I let life do all the work. It's almost an out of body experience as I continually drop the conversation, all the planning, all the stuff that makes for an "effortful" experience… and just let it flow. From this approach I do not know what the piece is going to look like at the end… and that's hugely entertaining for me as well - watching the piece unfold, come into focus, as if I'm a bystander. What starts as big shapes of color begins to refine into actual beings in front of me, full of love, joy, laughter and personality.

Life is so much better of a painter than I ever could hope to be.

Please enjoy and feel free share your thoughts 🙂

Love,

Juliane

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“School Days”

"School Days", 20 x 24 Oil on Canvas by Juliane Porter

I'm beyond thrilled to present my most recent commissioned oil painting, "School Days", of this beautiful brother and sister heading off to school in their backpacks and crisp white shirts! Painting Katelyn and Riley was absolutely magical. It was such a blessing to have the opportunity to paint this darling duo.

Please enjoy 🙂

Love,

Juliane

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The Art of a Fly Fisherman

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"Albies at the Rip." Oil Painted Portrait of a Fly Fishing Catch on 24"x36" Canvas by Juliane Porter. Click for better, larger view.

Fly fishing is my husband’s practice; art is mine. For each of us, it’s a losing of the self within life’s rhythm. And though life is not a work of art and the moments cannot last forever, the fly fisherman’s line dances, catching fleeting glimpses into the elusive mystery of the sea just as the artist’s brush captures moments eternally in paint. And we realize the ebb and flow of all that is around us. One. Infinite. Beauty.

I took the opportunity to sit down with my husband, a dedicated fly fisherman, after capturing, eternally in oil paint, the moment in this painting. Please enjoy his insider's view into the Art of Fly Fishing as well as a few recommendations for three fantastic locations we’ve visited…

~What is the practice of fly fishing to you? Everything. It’s serene. And it can also be very exciting and cathartic.

~Interesting. May I ask in what way it is cathartic? It’s calming. You just relax. Your problems don’t seem very big, if you do have problems. It’s relaxing, reenergizing. Meditative.

~What brought you to fly fishing in the first place? I wanted to expand my love for the water and the outdoors and my passion for game-fishing which I’ve been doing since I was a young boy.

~What brought you to fishing as a young boy? Putting a line out there into this dark space where you couldn’t see, and the chance that something was going to tug on it from another world.

~Many people are familiar with fly fishing in fresh water streams. However, you love fly fishing not only in streams, but also surf fishing along ocean beaches, from your sea kayak and even in salt water estuaries. How do all these options impact your experience of the sport? These infinite options make it a bigger challenge; always having to stay in tune with infinite variables such as wind, tides, migratory patterns, weather conditions… It means you need to be in tune with what’s going on in nature.

~What are some impressive places you’ve fly fished recently along the East Coast? Fishing the Narragansett Bay while staying at The Inn of Castle Hill. Fly fishing around Nantucket while staying at The Wauwinet. Fly Fishing Montauk while staying at The 1770 House in East Hampton.

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Laughing in the Park

"Laughing in the Park" Commissioned Portrait by Juliane Porter (16" x 20" Oil on archival quality, gallery wrapped canvas. Click image for better, larger view!)

"Laughing in the Park" is my latest commissioned portrait of a beautiful young brother and sister. I had a blast painting this carefree and playful pair. Can't you feel the bond between them?!

While painting, I was reminded of a favorite Emily Dickinson poem, There is Another Sky, which she wrote for her beloved older brother.

There is Another Sky

There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields –
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!

~ Emily Dickinson (Written for her brother)

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Lizzie Dances under the Pier in the Sands of Isle of Palms

"Lizzie Dances under the Pier in the Sands of Isle of Palms" Commissioned Portrait by Juliane Porter. (16"x12" Oil on Archival Gallery Wrapped Canvas) Click for a better, larger view.

Lizzie Dances under the Pier in the Sands of Isle of Palms is my most recent portrait of my dear, dear friend's beautiful daughter.

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Siblings

"Siblings" Commissioned Portrait by Juliane Porter. 36" x 24" Oil on Archival, Gallery Wrapped Canvas. (Please click for better, larger view)

So incredibly inspiring is the love between these beautiful siblings! While painting these two little cherubs, I couldn't help but fall in love with them!

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Mama and Her Cubs

“Mama and Her Cubs”, 24″ x 36″ Commissioned Oil Painted Portrait on Canvas (Click image for better, larger view)

It was an absolute honor to create this commissioned oil painting of my gorgeous friend, Bick Fielder, and her three beautiful children. Over the past few months painting them, I was overwhelmed by her amazing spirit and the perfect love she has for these darling babes.

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Daddy

Daddy (Oil on Canvas Portrait by Juliane Porter) Click Image for a Better, Larger View

He’s my hero. And an award winning NASA physicist. A phenomenal pianist AND clarinetist. He did handsprings in the backyard with me when I was a teenager. He knows how to ballroom dance. He’s elegant & graceful. Kind and philosophical. He’s even more handsome than I’ve been able to capture- (as a young man, a spitting image of Penn Badgley). He’s incredibly witty and fun.

And I love him with all my heart.

This painting is about mood. About the love and energy my father exudes. It's a quick gestural piece. I'll be doing a large head-to-toe portrait of him next.

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