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Julie Skoda

Unison Colour Associate Artist

www.julieskodafineart.com

About:

Throughout my life as an artist, I have been drawn to the light and as a result, what lies beneath in the shadows. Layers of pastel paint interact with the sanded surface and build to convey a sense of light hitting the object whether it be a landscape or figure. But next to the light is the shadow space and the opportunity to intrigue the viewer with layered marks and texture.

I am a signature member of the Chicago Pastel Painters, an associate member of the Pastel Society of America, American Impressionist Society Associate, American Women Artists Associate with Distinction and President of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA). I teach pastel painting classes throughout the year online and at my local gallery in La Grange IL.

Blogs by Julie Skoda

  • Using your painting as a photo reference by julie skoda feat

    Using Your Painting as a Photo Reference

    One of the most common questions I get about painting is “How can I loosen up?”. A technique that I use quite often, especially in my mangrove series, is to use an older painting as the photo reference.

    Julie Skoda

    7th October, 2022

Colour Chart Guidance

We believe the colours in our web based colour chart are a faithful representation of our pastel range. But with any colours portrayed on the internet, there’s a whole heap of variables which mean that what you see, may not be what we see. That said, there’s some things that can be done to mitigate some of the variance.

Mobile phone and tablet screens tend to be pretty good for colour, so they’re always worth using, when viewing our colour chart.

We hate to say it, but cheaper computer displays, including laptops, can be rather hit and miss, in both colour and contrast, so they might not reveal the depth of the colour, as well as the true tone.

If you’re really keen on getting your computer up to speed on colour representation, you can use a calibration device to reach your display's fullest potential.

With all that said, if you think we’re way off the mark with any of the colours then, by all means let us know, and we’ll give it another shot.