Friday 5 October 2012

Julia Loken - painter of plants

Eynsham artist Julia Loken doesn't have to look far for subject matter to inspire her - her garden, in fact - as Julia specialises in botanical subjects. In her charming cottage garden in Tanner's Lane, Eynsham she grows plants and flowers which will, in time, become the subjects of her paintings.


'Down by the fishponds, Eynsham' - watercolour painting by Julia Loken - £295
Julia's painstaking attention to detail records the sometimes subtle differences between species.

"There's something about winter trees, when the leaves have gone and you're left with the wonderful tangle of branches and undergrowth..." she says.

In 'Down by the fishponds, Eynsham' (pictured below) Julia's rendering of the thick, damp green moss on the tree trunks is especially haunting.