Julie Umerle

I paint in series that are often open ended, exploring repetition and dissimilarity within each group of canvases. My paintings record the layering of time and space, layer upon layer of paint built up, each layer intersecting with the previous. The paintings are organic: they crack, drip and split. Their dynamics reveal opposition and interplay between the vertical and the horizontal.

My paintings are a combination of precision and chance, positioned between accident and decision. Pressure of the brush, viscosity of paint and speed of application are just some of the variables that play a part in their facture. Although the visual image is a residue of process, it is in fact order that structures and gives form to the work, where materiality of paint and attention to surface are countered by a strong compositional element within the structure of the paintings.

Contact: julie@julieumerle.com