My name is Julie Riker. I have been interested in creating art since I was a kid. Art class was always my favorite and I credit my CV art teacher Selby Doughty for encouraging me to pursue it as a career. I studied Illustration at the University of the Arts. It was a fabulous curriculum of fundamentals - drawing, color theory, copying old master techniques. As an Illustration major we explored many mediums, but I always liked oils best. How […]