julie
since the day i picked up a pencil, i was drawn in. the feel of the lead against paper, being able to create worlds from nothingness, it was a very powerful feeling.
mostly self-taught, i’ve gathered books on other artists and copied their works. when i was younger, i based my success on how accurate i could portray their works. as i grew older, i realized success lay in my finding my own way, my own style. forever my worst critic, i feel i have yet to succeed. but rather than expressing my humility, you be the judge.
within these galleries, you will find the culmination of many hours / weeks / years of work. whether influenced by gaugin, nagel, rivera or another artist i’ve come across in my journey, this is the product of my study. i welcome any comments or complaints.
- name: julie zarate
- bday: november 17, 1970
- school: on hold for the moment
- fave artists: diego rivera, george yepes, gustav klimt, erte, aubrey beardsley, paul gaugin, edgar degas, jack vettriano, juarez machado, edward hopper, vincent van gogh, alexander calder, pablo almeida, maxfield parrish, henri matisse, leonardo da vinci, patrick nagel, tamara de lempicka
- fave musicians: tom waits, bela bartok, theivery corporation, the tigerlillies, coleman hawkins, the rolling stones, roxy music, dinah washington, charlie parker, sarah vaughan, kruder & dorfmeister, itzhak perlman, stevie wonder, umbrella man, johnny cash, new york dolls, george jones, grupo fantasma, willie nelson, los lobos, solomon burke, mahalia jackson, chavela vargas, koop, john lennon, joe jackson, the smiths, john coltrane, joe ely, miles davis, taj mahal, van morrison, kinky friedman, thelonius monk, junior varsity
- fave poets: maya angelou, allen ginsberg, langston hughes, ira cohen, shel silverstein, gil scot heron
- fave movies: kubrick flicks, mel brooks flicks, life of brian, to kill a mockingbird, frida, kikujiro, seven samurai, studio ghibli flicks, pollock, friday, carmen jones, white teeth, king of masks, big time, city of lost childen, office space
- fave comedians: bill hicks, steven wright, brian regan, mitch hedberg, lewis black, buster keaton
- personal heroes: my son, jim hightower, kinky friedman, benjamin franklin, eleanor roosevelt, frida kahlo, martin luther king, langston hughes, willie nelson, john farneti jr., bill hicks, leonardo da vinci, john lennon, cesar chavez
