Heavily influenced by her experience as an actress, Julia's figurative paintings are narratives that explore the psychology of the individual and the social mask as a concealment of underlying psychological truths.
Her recent painting has extended from individual portraits to large-scale narratives. She composes environments where characters engage in violent acts while apathetic onlookers witness the macabre scene. In her paintings, Julia sees herself as a filmmaker who composes narratives from unrelated source images to develop a dramatic scene of great wonder.