Julia Swaby

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Julia is an abstract expressionist painter working in oils. Her work is typically organic and formless, avoiding sharp edges and angles to provide a sense of calm and, at times, healing. Some work is informed by nature, especially sea and skyscapes, influenced by her coastal home town in Hastings (and previously in South West France). Other work is a documentation of her encounters in prayer and meditation, pursuing a channel to the essential self.

Having studied philosophy and theology, Julia is interested in the pursuit of the aesthetic, as outlined by Dietrich von Hildebrand. Von Hildebrand claimed that beauty in art is not a luxury, but is 'life-giving'. Julia's paintings are hence a conversation with states of being and with God. Harmony and peace are motifs in composition and palette.

Selected Works

Clay Hills by Julia Swaby

Clay Hills

Paintings - 80x60 cm
These Are Just Places to Me Now by Julia Swaby
The Self Begins to Flower by Julia Swaby

The Self Begins to Flower

Paintings - 100x150 cm
Ukabu Toshi by Julia Swaby

Ukabu Toshi

Paintings - 89x113 cm
My Name is Freedom by Julia Swaby

My Name is Freedom

Paintings - 125x210 cm
Vitamin R by Julia Swaby

Vitamin R

Paintings - 71x56 cm
The Unknowability of The Other by Julia Swaby

The Unknowability of The Other

Paintings - 100x162 cm
On Fire by Julia Swaby

On Fire

Paintings - 80x120 cm
Two Sisters by Julia Swaby

Two Sisters

Paintings - 85x130 cm
After Meditation by Julia Swaby

After Meditation

Paintings - 76x122 cm

Shuppatzu

Paintings - 89x116 cm

Takoizu

Paintings - 89x116 cm

Raito

Paintings - 89x116 cm

Allegory in Blue

Paintings - 100x150 cm

Sunset Over Sussex

Paintings - 80x70 cm

So Gracious

Paintings - 60x60 cm

Pergolesi

Paintings - 160x100 cm

New York II

Paintings - 129x207 cm

Joy III

Paintings - 120x100 cm

The Creative Spirit

Paintings - 100x100 cm

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