Julia Hawkins

Julia Hawkins is a figurative artist based in Surrey. Her modern impressionist style is well recognised and her works are sought after by collectors both in the UK and internationally.

A Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the New English Art Club, she is a regular exhibitor at the Mall Galleries as well as in private galleries. Her work has been selected for the Royal Portrait Society, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize and Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. Julia also shows her works with the Chelsea Art Society and in Surrey.

Julia is an experienced art teacher and in recent years has taught public courses in drawing and oil painting at the Royal Academy, the St Ives School of Painting in Cornwall and The New English Art Club. She is a tutor at The Art Academy London and also teaches at the New School of Art and Penn Studio School of Art online.

Describe your approach to teaching
I teach observational drawing and painting based on traditional methods and try to give my students a fundamental knowledge of oil painting and drawing which they can use in their future work. Whether they want to study fine art further or just bring visual beauty into their lives, I believe my lessons will help them to do just that.

What inspires your own work?
I always find something to draw or paint. You just have to look around and you will find many motives that are worth taking a closer look at. It can be a familiar street view or a scattering of apples on the kitchen table, everything gives you the opportunity to test your abilities as a painter, anything you find beauty in.