Julie Houck is a contemporary landscape painter who enjoys working in oils. She aspires to convey not only the scene, but also the moment and mood. Houck says, "Even though the moment is fleeting, a painting allows us to live in that moment a bit longer...to linger, to reflect, to contemplate, to enjoy." Houck's approach to each of her paintings is to capture the essence of the landscape and connect the viewer in a visceral way to that particular place and time.