WILDLIFE ARTIST and LANDSCAPE PAINTER

Field to studio...

2011-12-20T01:33:00.000-08:00

The Field sketch is from life at Nizwa goat market, Oman. The gentleman was intent on the goats and allowed me time to sketch him before he want purchasing.

- pen on paper

The painting was completed using the field sketch as reference.

- Acrylic on canvas.

SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS

2011-12-04T10:26:00.000-08:00

Julie's painting 'Autumn Dawn' Diptych' is on show

with the Society of Animal Artists at:

Now

The Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, USA

Jan 21 - March 25, 2012

Peninsula Fine Arts Cerner, Newport News VA, USA

April 12 - June 12, 2012

Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala FL, USA

www.societyofanimalartists.com

Plein-air in India

2011-12-04T09:56:00.001-08:00

Cochin fishing nets plein-air. Acrylic on board 9x6"

Oman Wild Art

2011-11-22T00:53:00.000-08:00

Calling Omani Artists -

Promoting Wildlife Art and Conservation in the Middle East - Oman Wild Art has been updating at www.omanwildart.blogspot.com
Please keep checking and good luck!

2011-10-22T05:58:00.000-07:00

Julie is exhibiting at 'Index 2011' Dubai
22nd - 25th October 2011

Abu Dhabi ADIHEX 2011

2011-09-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

For Abu Dhabi

2011-08-18T08:49:00.000-07:00

'Saker'

'Peregrine'

OMAN WILD ART

2011-08-12T03:34:00.000-07:00

An Internationally Juried Exhibition

for Omani Artists

Oman Wild Art is a juried exhibition open to all Omani artists,

the purpose of which is to recognise and promote excellence

in original artworks depicting the natural history of Oman

Julie will be on the judging panel for this new Exhibition

promoting wildlife art and conservation in the Middle East.

For details click: www.omanwildart.blogspot.com

For Abu Dhabi

2011-07-25T06:08:00.000-07:00

'Silent Ambush' - Gyr Falcon

Abu Dhabi - UAE

2011-07-03T00:49:00.000-07:00

Julie will exhibit on the prestigious stand of Piu Plus

at the Abu Dhabi Falconry and Equestrian Exhibition

September 14 - 17 2011

2011-06-22T00:54:00.001-07:00

Oman Stetchbook

On The Easel

2011-06-15T00:48:00.000-07:00

In Progress.......

2011-05-31T00:58:00.000-07:00

Baltics sketchbook

Church of the spilt blood, St Petersberg, Russia

Copenhagen, Denmark

Society of Animal Artists Exhibition

2011-05-07T00:35:00.000-07:00

Art and the Animal

Julie's painting 'Autunm Dawn' - Diptych, has been juried into the prestigious

51st Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists,

September 17 through December 31, 2011

at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, MI.

Art and Beyond .

2011-04-26T23:51:00.000-07:00

Good girl gone wild

British artist and conservationist Julie Askew
By Ana Maria Luca - Beyond Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon

– Julie Askew practices all sorts of extreme sports, including scuba diving and mountain climbing. But she is not an athlete who lives for the X game. It is her destiny to paint wildlife, wherever it is, she says.

When tourists take a cruise around the world, they sunbathe and party. But Julie Askew is no ordinary tourist. When at sea, she dived with green turtles to paint “Ocean Treasure”, a touching artwork that depicted a green turtle in an empty ocean. When she travelled to the U.S., the British wildlife artist chose to go to Yellowstone National Park and spend her time observing the “Lamar” pack of wolves. The conservation success story of the first pack of wild wolves reintroduced in the park turned into one of her most acclaimed paintings: “Eye to Eye – Gray Wolves”.

Askew can speak volumes about her work. She believes that a wildlife artist has to study and understand environment. To her, the habitat of the species depicted is as important as the subject. “For instance, ensuring that the season of the surroundings fits with the coat or feathering of the species,” she tells Beyond. “I am often captivated by habitat as well as the main subject. My painting “Autumn Leaves” is as much about the wonderful Aspen trees as it is about the white tailed deer who feeds upon them. So I chose the habitat first, knowing that the deer would fit the composition of the painting,” she said.

Askew says painting and preserving nature is her destiny. “I think it was nature that chose me,”confesses the artist, who grew up in the English countryside, surrounded by wildlife. But it was only after she finished her degree in Scientific Illustration in 1993 that she started to paint wildlife. “

It requires understanding of anatomy. Wildlife art, however, is not just about the animal, bird, or fish. It is also about depicting behavior, telling a story, or sending a message within the painting,” Askew says. “Leonardo da Vinci’s exploration of anatomy inspired me to study scientific illustration for my degree so I could understand my subject’s anatomy, allowing me to work from sketches and fieldpainting more than from photographs.”

She also found inspiration and models in the work of Robert Bateman and Paco Young. The great Canadian master of wildlife art influenced her early years, while Young, the American painter who specialized in field-painting, conquered her eye and heart with his “beautiful painterly style, wonderful brushwork, and sense of color”.

Askew’s main secret is to paint what she sees. “Go. Observe. Preserve. Paint!” she would say to any young artist who is keen to follow the wildlife path. “There is no formula for choosing a subject for a painting. I see paintings everywhere I go and have more ideas than time!” she explains.

But a wildlife artist’s life is not the easiest, Askew warns. It involves travelling around the world to locate and immortalize endangered species, show their beauty, and raise awareness. But she says she is never tired. “My subjects may not be with us forever; it is my duty as a wildlife artist to portray as much as I can. Observation is the first step to preservation,” Askew argues. “By exposing people to wildlife art, they become aware of the nature that is all around us, and they may then themselves get the wish to help conserve our wild places.”

As most wildlife artists, Askew is a conservationist and a member of “Artists for Conservation”,a signature member of the “Society of Animal Artists”– the most prestigious global society in the field. She also supports variuous causes through her art, such the Wildfowl and WetlandsTrust (WWT).

One of the first renowned wildlife artists to exhibit in the Middle East, Askew was on show in December at Bait Muzna Gallery, Sultanate of Oman, where she has completed four paintings for the Royal Palace.

“The reaction [to wildlife art] has been very positive in the Middle East. I see good conservation projects undertaken and hope that [...] the understanding, appreciation, and conservation will develop and thrive.

There is so much nature and wildlife to preserve and enjoy in the Middle East,” she says.

Words ANA MARI A LUCA,

Photos JULIE ASKEW

ON THE EASEL

2011-04-19T23:48:00.001-07:00

Latest work in progress.

Wildscape Magazine

2011-04-04T00:26:00.000-07:00

Published article on the SAA Exhibition

Japan Sketchbook

2011-04-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

Oman Sketchbook

2011-04-02T01:12:00.000-07:00

China sketchbook

2011-03-03T04:08:00.000-08:00

The Great Wall at Huagyaguan

SAA - Art and The Animal Exhibition

2011-03-02T02:12:00.000-08:00

Virtual Exhibition is now open.
Please visit the gallery by clicking the link :

http://societyofanimalartistsmuseum.com/ArtAnimal2010/galleryA4.html

Enjoy the show.

Wildlife Art Journal review of Julie's Book

2010-12-29T15:37:00.000-08:00

A Voyage Round The World In Paintings:

The Art Of Julie Askew

British Painter's Book of Sketches, Drawings and Easel Work Is Beautiful Travelogue

Written By Wildlife Art Journal Staff

"She has deft ability in quickly gathering field information and then creating easel paintings that speak to a deeper command of her subjects. It's debatable whether Askew is more talented painting wildlife or the human figure, ginning up a finished naturalist sketch in her field journal or dashing off a well executed wash of watercolor over line drawings. Every page demonstrate's Askew's diversity" This book is recommended.......

FROM THE STUDIO

2010-11-16T12:07:00.000-08:00

Julie working in the studio.

Working on 'Reef Patrol '- Black-tipped Reef Shark

Painting 'Skylord' - Lanner Falcon

with 'Wings over Muscat' showing in the background.

View the paintings on the Oman Paintings page.

2010-11-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

SAA All Members Gallery
Society Of Animal Artists Museum

Please have a look around - CLICK - SAA All Members Gallery

2010-11-01T10:25:00.001-07:00

Burlington Paintings, London

Please visit Burlingtons' website - click on their photo on the right.

2010-06-08T05:21:00.000-07:00

SAA 50th Anniversary Annual Exhibition to be Displayed in Full in Denver following San Diego Premiere

The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, will display the entire 50th Anniversary Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists from November 20, 2010 through February 21, 2011.

http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org/

Review by Todd Wilkinson

2010-05-20T05:33:00.000-07:00

NATIONAL PARKS
TRAVELER
Comentary, news, and life in America's parks.

Healthy U.S Ecosystems Draw International
Nature Pilgrims
Submitted by Todd Wilkinson on May 12 2010

A British artist, Julie Askew, traveled to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks to capture wildlife long-gone from her home country. In the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone she saw members of the Druid Pack that inspired this painting, "Eye to Eye

Meet a pilgrim - a nature pilgrim - a woman who traveled to the backyard of America to set eyes on a species that long ago was extinguished from her homeland archipeligo.......