Julia Maleeva
 The Windmill in Goult IIOil and cold wax on canvas, 105 x 105 x 4cm framed, £1,690 |  Pistachio and Salted CaramelOil and cold wax on canvas, 100 x 150 x 4cm, £1,990 |  Porthzennor CoveOil and cold wax on canvas, 36 x 31 x 4cm framed, £290 |
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 Did You Lock the Door?Oil and cold wax on canvas, 75 x 90 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |  Burnt Orange Pipes in ProvenceSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 127 x 82cm framed |  Warm Feel, Blue DoorSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 79 x 94 x 4cm framed |
 Bird Nest in ProvenceSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 100 x 100cm, 105 x 105cm framed |  Bluebells ChurchSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 125 x 105 x 4cm framed |  The Windmill in Goult ISOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 105 x 105 x 4cm framed |
 September a Year AgoSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 125 x 105cm framed |  Ice Cream Shop is Now Open, 122x76cmSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 127 x 82 x 4cm framed |  A Sight Through the Old WindowSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 96 x 75cm framed |
 The Long Way of a TemplarSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 81 x 106cm framed |  A View from the Back WindowSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 105 x 105cm framed |  Where the Eagles LiveSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 100 x 150 x 4cm |
 Pink Silence at NoonSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 67 x 90cm, 79 x 94 x 4cm framed |  Porthminster BeachSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 31 x 36 x 4cm framed |  Clock Tower in TourtourSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 106 x 126 x 6cm framed |
 Summer Almost Gone, but Fragrance is Still HereSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 92 x 77 x 3cm framed |  Corner House, Lavender ShuttersSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 106 x 126 x 6cm framed |  Tall Buildings Admiring Their ShadowsSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 100cm x 120cm x 4cm framed |
 Misty Houses, Morning MerlinSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 125 x 78 x 3cm framed |  Too Bright to Paint in the StudioSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 100 x 120 x 4cm (unframed size) |  Pink Fields in CotswoldsSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 92 x 122 x 2cm (unframed size) |
 Open Window With Scent of RosemarySOLD oil and cold wax, on canvas, 100cm x 100cm x 4cm framed |  Old Fisherman’s Tales IISOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 120cm x 40cm x 2cm (unframed size), £650 |  Dancing ColoursSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 95 x 65cm |
 Afternoon in Village Full of SilenceSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 85 x 85cm |  I am Peranakan HouseSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 85 x 85cm |  Sea Food TakeawaySOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 85 x 85cm |
 Can you Find the Green Door?SOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 85 x 85cm |  The GatheringSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 90 x 75 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |  Tall Doors, Orange StepSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 90 x 75 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |
 Mustard Moss in JuneSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 122 x 76 x 2cm (unframed size), £1,150 |  Mystic PierSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 122 x 76 x 2cm (unframed size), £950 |  Old Fishermen’s TalesSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 120 x 40 x 2cm (unframed size), £650 |
 Old Windows SoulSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 90 x 75 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |  Shipwreck IISOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 35 x 30cm, £345 |  Aubergine Door in ArlesSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 75 x 90 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |
 SummertimeSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 75 x 90 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |  Teal Shutters, Apricot HouseSOLD oil and cold wax on canvas, 75 x 90 x 2cm (unframed size), £795 |
Julia was born in Bulgaria in 1974. After receiving her BA in Fine Arts and MA in Architecture, she went to USA where she completed Postgraduate specialisation in Architectural Heritage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This work was commissioned by the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record and involved architectural surveys and drawings of historic bridges and factories. The papers from this project are kept in the American Library of Congress.
She has lived in Bristol, UK since 2008.
In her more than 20 years career as an architect and interior designer, Julia has successfully completed many projects, residential conversions and renovations, and interior design projects in Bulgaria, UK, Romania, Germany. In the last few years she has returned to fine art full time and is working in her own studio in Bristol.
Most of Julia’s work is inspired by her travels around the South West of England, French Provence and rural Bulgaria, involving a lot of drawing, sketching, en plein air painting. Influenced by her architectural background often the protagonist is a forgotten old building or a sleepy bridge.
Inspired by the works of Willem De Kooning, Robert Motherwell and Sammy Peters since she has been living in USA, Julia describes her style as abstract expressionism. Working in oils, Julia is fascinated with the interplay of different perspectives and dimensions, amalgamation of techniques and has been exploring new fusion of drypoint and oil painting, wrapped in cold wax.
Julia says about her work: "Art for me is a deconstruction process of layers of paint waiting to be scraped and laid out in a different perspective, just to become a witness of something more interesting. The way I am going backwards I am discovering a unique story, like a detective game to find clues from the past."
Since 2019 Julia is successfully exhibiting in art galleries and art fairs around the UK:
- Carina Haslam Gallery
- Lighthouse Gallery, Penzance
- Graham Hunter Gallery, London
- The Tyler Gallery, Mousehole
- Spring Gallery, Cheltenham
- The Moreton Gallery, Cotswolds
- Portside Gallery, Bristol
- North Gallery, Bristol
She won the People Choice Award in Clifton Art Summer Exhibition, Bristol 2021.
Associate member of Penwith Society of Arts Cornwall
Committee member of Clifton Art Club in Bristol
Her artwork, art installations and murals are featured in private homes in the UK and Bulgaria, and in the archives of the Library of Congress, USA.