Julie Silvester
"I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. As a child I entered numerous art competitions through school and the local community.
I have been painting in watercolours since I was 30 and in 1999 changed to pastels due to their vibrancy, immediacy and the fact there was no drying time!
Water, in all its aspects, has fascinated me for years. I’ve enjoyed painting its reflection, its rapid movement and its overall incorporation with mankind and the coastal landscape.
I go to many locations that interest me and photograph it intensively.
The photographs are my information source for details, the overall experience of being at the actual place helps me to complete the work in my own interpretation.
My art is constantly evolving.
The journey of self expression with paint or pastel is an exciting and fulfilling one for me. Through my artwork I try to capture moments in time and hope these works bring enjoyment spiritually and visually to the viewer as much as it did for me creating them."
 "Feels Like Summer"Oil on Canvas 83cm x 83cm |  "The Breath of Morning"Oil on Canvas 71cm x 91cm |
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 Further Showers ForecastFramed Pastel 90cm x 81cm |  Peaceful Parakeet BaySOLD Framed Oil 92cm x 72cm |
 Afternoon EndingUnavailable Framed Pastel 61cm x 61cm |  Reef Break NingalooUnavailable Framed Pastel 84cm x 90cm |
 Yallingup ViewUnavailable Oil on Canvas 61cm x 122cm |  Yallingup ShorelineUnavailable Framed Pastel 94cm x 118cm |
 Afternoon ApproachesUnavailable Framed Acrylic on Canvas 54cm x 54cm |  Rottnest RetreatUnavailable Framed Acrylic on Canvas 54cm x 54cm |
 Ocean PersuasionUnavailable |  Shark Bay WatersUnavailable Pastel 88cm x 73cm |
 Salt Lake ShiftUnavailable Pastel 93cm x 93cm |  Salt Lake EncounterUnavailable Pastel 92cm x 72cm |
 Gentle WavesUnavailable Pastel 101cm x 82cm |  Allure of the SeaUnavailable Acrylic on Canvas 91cm x 122cm |
 Coastal WalkSOLD Pastel 78cm x 78cm |