Texas artist Julie Davis is drawn to the individual expressions of trees and the curious lines of long-forgotten structures, giving her paintings “both a lyrical and an architectural vibe.”Davis’s plein air work earned First Place in the American Impressionist Society’s 2024 Wet Wall competition in Knoxville, TN, and Best of Show in the American Impressionist Society’s 2019 Central Park Paint Out in New York. Recent awards include the Landscape Honorable Mention at the Oil Painters of America (OPA) 2025 National show in Bradenton, Florida, the Impressionism Honorable Mention at the OPA 2024 National Exhibition and an Award of Excellence in the OPA 2023 Masters show in Montana. Davis has been featured in Plein Air Magazine and in Southwest Art Magazine’s Artists to Watch, and her work is in private collections across the country. She is a Signature member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and American Women Artists, and is a member of the historic Salmagundi Club in New York City. She is represented by Davis Gallery in Austin, TX, Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, CO, Mockingbird Gallery in Bend, OR, and Turner Fine Art in Jackson Hole, WY. Davis teaches when her schedule allows. She and her husband, Ben, split time between Austin and Jackson Hole, WY, and have three adult daughters.“Our experiences with the landscape are as unique as each of us. When I go outside with my plein air gear, I’m looking for subjects that draw an emotional response from me. I try to build a painting that communicates both my reverence for and my expression of that place. The land always has a story to tell, and there is beauty in that. I do my best to understand the story within every subject I paint.”