About Me

Julie Cook is a self-taught artist who mainly works in acrylics and mixed media. Julie has lived in Madison Township for over 30 years. She enjoys experimenting with paint and products to see what new textures and techniques she can create. Julie uses traditional tools as well as unique items like scraps of wood, plastic, and recycled packaging material. Julie is deeply inspired by God's creation and is thankful for the ability He has given her.

Julie's artwork has been juried into several shows throughout Northeast Ohio, and she has had several solo shows including those at Penitentiary Glen, Fairmount Art Center, Solon Center for the Arts, and Holden Arboretum.  She is an artist at Stella’s Art Gallery in Willoughby where her work can be seen in Studio 1. A portion of the sale of each painting is sent to https://www.globaladvanceprojects.org/  an organization that helps at-risk children on the Thailand/Burma border where her daughter works. Julie’s paintings are making a difference in the lives of those children, as well as bringing peace, joy, and contentment to many others.

“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint’, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~ Vincent van Gogh