{"product_id":"the-river-glides-gently-by","title":"The River Glides Gently By","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe River Glides Gently By (2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulie Simmons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed Media\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80cm x 100cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$2600\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shopify-section\" id=\"shopify-section-product-template\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ajax-enabled=\"true\" data-enable-history-state=\"true\" data-section-type=\"product\" data-section-id=\"product-template\" id=\"ProductSection-product-template\" class=\"product-template__container page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single product-single--medium-media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item medium-up--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eJulie Simmons trained as a commercial artist (Graphic Artist) on leaving school. This was followed working as a tracer and detail draughtsperson for an engineering company. Julie also produced exploded view drawings for car manuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhilst having her family Julie completed two Diplomas in pottery at Penrith Tafe and for the next 16yrs had a successful career as a studio potter. In 2004 she was drawn back to painting, in particular watercolours working in the wet in wet tradition. She felt her drawing skills, learned during her time in an art studio in the city were more suited to the medium of watercolour. Julie has developed her own unique style, pushing the boundaries of the watercolour medium to produce works full of light and depth of tone whilst maintaining the transparent quality of the medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eJulie has expanded her skill set by painting in other mediums including oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal. She paints en plein air regularly including numerous weeklong painting trips each year. This painting outdoors is a crucial aspect of her work as it makes her concentrate on shape and tone and consequently the subject is simplified with detail being kept to a minimum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eJulie has been the recipient of numerous awards Including the Camberwell Rotary. A number of councils and private businesses have acquired her work. Julie is a Fellow of the Royal Art Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImage 1 is reflective of the framed presentation of this piece which is behind glass and framed in a timber and includes matboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOnce an item has been selected and a transaction has taken place, Nationwide Curating staff will contact the buyer to arrange for postage, collection or personal delivery. Taking delivery of an item remotely will incur freight provider charges and a small fee towards packaging materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 'Certificate of Authenticity' and artist statement will accompany all sold artworks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Julie Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47653989318810,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/4603\/6890\/files\/The_River_Glides_Gently_By_frame_mockup.png?v=1774671528","url":"https:\/\/nationwidecurating.com\/products\/the-river-glides-gently-by","provider":"Nationwide Curating","version":"1.0","type":"link"}