Visiting Artist
Julie Brayton
Exhibit Dates: September 2nd – October 31st, 2026
Artist Bio:
Julie Brayton is a Rhode Island contemporary impressionist painter who works in oil and acrylic. As a native Rhode Islander and daughter of a fisherman, she grew up on and near the water. She felt as if she became one with the ocean. Julie felt such peace and tranquil ity whenever she was near it and the nature that grew around it. It was so natural for her at a young age to paint scenes of the water. As she developed as an artist and a person she learned to express those feelings on an even deeper level. The skills Julie developed allowed her to translate not only her personal experience but those of oth ers. Julie characterizes her work as expressive color relaying the atmospheric effects light has on color. Julie uses brushstrokes that are bold with less attention on details but instead on expressive strokes to relay the feeling of the moment. Most recently Ju lie has taken this expression a step further to more abstracted realism.
Julie studied with artist Ernest Principato, an accomplished painter who studied at the art student league in NY, Boston art league, with renowned artists like Sanders, Kinstler and more as well as the Cape School of Art with Henry Henche. Not only did he impart his wisdom to me but introduced me to the Cape Cod School of Art where I took workshops with Lois Griffel, owner of the school at the time, who also studied with Henry. This training really shaped me as an artist. From this I have developed my own style and interpretations. My artwork is in many private residences throughout the U.S. and is in several pub lic collections including Hasbro hospital. Some of that work is in the form of commis sioned portraits, murals and favorite places to the owner. I am a member of the Wick ford Art Association where I have participated in group shows. It brings me great satisfaction when I see how pleased a client is with their new art work that sometimes is a collaboration between them and me.
