Julie Stoppel
Guild Member Salon Show
“Fisherman’s Island Sunset,” Pastel on sandpaper, 18 x 28 in, $900.
Julie Stoppel ABOUT: Julie Stoppel is a working artist and the owner of Somebody’s Gallery in Petoskey. In her previous lives, she was an art teacher for 20 years and in the shoe business for 18. She has a BA in Art History from MSU and a Master ’s in Art Education from Ohio State. NOTES ON “FISHERMAN’S SUNSET” & “CAMP TRAIL”: The feeling of a day spent in a special place, a moment or an afternoon, this is what I want from my work. My process starts with a place. The place is most often where I have spent some time, not just “oh, this is a nice place, I think I will paint it”. It may be a place I go by every day and to which I feel emotionally attached, or it may be a place where I camped or sailed or hiked. Often it is a place on our 160 acres. I am especially fond of paths or places where you peek through or gaze out and beyond. Somehow these places feel secret or hidden away, and there is something to discover. I work in pastel on 600 grit sandpaper. The texture of the paper makes it easier to layer color on color. THIS YEAR: My favorite thing I learned this year was the names of all eight ferns on our property! GALLERIES : Somebody’s Gallery, Petoskey, MI CONTACT: somebodysgallery@gmail.com, (231) 881-4745, Website.
“Camp Trail,” Pastel on sandpaper, 13 x 10 in, $600.
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