self-portrait of the artist at work, 2022
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Julia Hendrickson is printmaker working in the contemporary abstract expressionist tradition whose work is constructed through meditative practices. She lives a Covid conscious life in the Los Angeles Plain ecoregion. Her primary medium is watercolor (Winsor & Newton Payne's Gray) & salt (Morton's Coarse Kosher) on paper (Rives BFK). Julia participates in the tradition of opera Divina, daily work as prayer. She has an M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Print | Media & an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. Hendrickson is a Fujimura Fellow & strives to be generative in acts of Culture Care. As a professor, she has the opportunity to lead reflection with university students about the role of art in the world. While waiting for paint to dry, she takes long walks, documents flowers, & reads a lot of books. 
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FAQ
Why do you only use one color?
Maintaining a monochromatic color palette allows the work to construct a meditative space in a specific way. The viewer is able to infer and impose other expansive interpretations as a result of this constraint.
What sketchbooks are you using?
My father makes them for me. Currently they all have Rives BFK paper, my paper of choice for 25 years.
What ink do you use?
I use Winsor and Newton Professional Series Watercolor in Payne's Grey.
What is opera Divina?
Glad you asked. I wrote a blog post about it, that you can read here.
I also constructed a reflection guide that you can purchase here, if you are interested in how opera Divina might play out in your life.
Why are your artworks unframed?
Amanda Palmer (yes, she is highly problematic and I still want to acknowledge where I acquired this concept) writes in her book "The Art of Asking" about the inherent trust and vulnerability that happens between a performer and their audience. Leaving the artwork unframed asks the viewers to consider their role in protection. This question of trust and protection is amplified as the work frequently references environmental catastrophes or delicate relationships.
Maintaining a monochromatic color palette allows the work to construct a meditative space in a specific way. The viewer is able to infer and impose other expansive interpretations as a result of this constraint.
What sketchbooks are you using?
My father makes them for me. Currently they all have Rives BFK paper, my paper of choice for 25 years.
What ink do you use?
I use Winsor and Newton Professional Series Watercolor in Payne's Grey.
What is opera Divina?
Glad you asked. I wrote a blog post about it, that you can read here.
I also constructed a reflection guide that you can purchase here, if you are interested in how opera Divina might play out in your life.
Why are your artworks unframed?
Amanda Palmer (yes, she is highly problematic and I still want to acknowledge where I acquired this concept) writes in her book "The Art of Asking" about the inherent trust and vulnerability that happens between a performer and their audience. Leaving the artwork unframed asks the viewers to consider their role in protection. This question of trust and protection is amplified as the work frequently references environmental catastrophes or delicate relationships.