Cleverly balanced to entice both the child and adult imaginations, paintings by Joolie Green are a delight to explore. Working in oil and acrylic paints as well as charcoal, Green lets her artistic spirit soar, crafting inventive landscapes populated by extraordinary characters, both real and imagined. Her style is gauzy and attractive. Shapes group together yet occasionally jostle one other as they contend for space. A cluster of brightly colored buildings may reluctantly give way to a speeding train, roadway or bridge. In other works, the same is true for characters – they unexpectedly open up to each other and become alive. Throughout her oeuvre, we find that Green’s sense of wonder is the common thread that makes each painting a new journey, and it is a pleasure to come along for the ride. “Could a soul be revealed in a painting? I learned very early that yes, it can,” she asserts. “This affirmation inspires my journey and communication with the world through art.” (Agora Gallery, New York)
Joolie Green’s formal art training began in Life drawing at the Brett Whiteley Studio and several periods at Art Students League in New York followed by National Art School short courses and Life drawing. During the last decade, she undertook several study and sketching trips to US, Japan and Europe. Highlights were exhibiting in New York with fellow Australians, and a solo show At The Vanishing Point. Due to her interest in children and non-profits, she was invited three times in group shows at Sydney Children’s Hospital and for the last six years in successful auctions by Variety for Children. She has held exhibitions overseas in Japan, Nice and Naples, and in 2013 was awarded Winner of Naples Contemporary Art Prize for Sea Fever. She has happily returned to SE Qld to pursue her painting career in a glorious mountain environment.