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Julie Dalsin
@palettetopaper.bsky.social
🖌️ Watercolour Artist
⭐ Next event: Migratory Bird Day at Edmonton Valley Zoo- October 11
🍁 Edmonton, AB, Can.
This Purple Martin has iridescent paint on its feather highlights! Come see me and this birdy at Art on the Wing Art market at the Edmonton Valley Zoo on October 11. To celebrate international migratory bird day there will be bird themed art!
5x7"
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sweet lil barn swallow that I painted for the upcoming Migratory Bird Day event at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Come see me and a few other local bird themed artists at the zoo on October 11. 🪿🐦🦉🦆

(5x7")
September 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This Great Horned Owl will be at the Migratory Bird Day art market at the Edmonton Valley Zoo on October 11. See you there!
(8x10")
September 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A majestic Snowy Owl that will be soaring to the Edmonton Valley Zoo on October 11 for a Migratory Bird Day art market.

(8x10")
September 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This Canada Goose was painted in 2022 but got a little bit of a makeover recently. It will be coming with me to the Edmonton Valley Zoo on October 11 for the Migratory Bird Day art market. I would love for this honker to find a new home.
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What We Carry: this series of 11 portraits was painted on transparent yupo and placed on top of stories made of words that I cut out of a book. The idea is that no matter how we look on the outside, every person carries memories and life experiences with them. Full stories posted on my IG.
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Another Growth Godess that will be coming with me to the Whyte Ave artwalk in a couple weeks! 🌸 Each painting in this series of 4 was created with watercolor, acrylic paint, pigment, gold leaf, and a vintage floral cutout.

Don't miss them and so much more art on Whyte Ave July 11-13.
June 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
GROWTH GODESSES: a series of nudes with abstract touches and gold leaf halos. Each Growth Godess also has a flower cut from a vintage book. These were inspired by seeing women around me continually growing into more amazing versions of themselves, and the peace and power that comes with that growth
June 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have framed a bunch of the new batch of Golden Years 2.0 in preparation for the Whyte Ave artwalk July 11-13!
June 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My second multimedia painting inspired by the Walt Whitman quote "I am large, I contain multitudes".

Watercolor on cotton paper and yupo paper, acrylic paint on a paper bag, white pencil crayon, black and white charcoal, and gold thread.

11x14"
March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This piece was inspired by a Walt Whitman quote: "I am large, I contain multitudes". It made me reflect on how every person in our life sees a different version of us. Some of them even contradictory.

11x14: watercolor on cotton paper +yupo, acrylic paint, charcoal, white pencil crayon, thread.
March 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The last of my mini series of "Connection", these figures are seeking connection to eachother. Their thread 'neurons' are reaching out towards eachother. A nice reminder to nurture connections with people in your life, because I think that's what life is really about. 🩷

8x10" watercolor and thread
March 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Continuing the theme of connection, this figure is connecting to itself. One of the little thread neurons is still reaching outwards, but the others are wrapped around and connected to the body. A reminder to take time to turn inward and check in with yourself.

5x7" watercolor and thread
February 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This figure is bound by grief or sadness, seeking connection to feel heard and understood. It's little thread neurons are downcast, but still reaching out. The 2 little blooms on the body ended up looking like tearstains, which seemed fitting.
Shout out to anyone going through tough times 💙
(5x7")
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I was recently thinking of how we are all just searching for connection. So I painted this figure (and a few others) and added thread 'neurons' reaching out from their heart to connect. This one is seeking connection in their joy. 💖

(5x7")
February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Lilac Breasted Roller (8x10")
Watercolor on cotton paper.
February 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Hi there art lovers! I am still relatively new here so I wanted to introduce myself. I'm a watercolor artist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Most of my work so far has involved flora and fauna. But my newest work is exploring human figures and textural elements. Stay tuned for more art!
February 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It was fun to paint with bright and bold colors that I don't usually use in my artwork for this little Mandarinfish. (5x7")
February 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One of my colorful animals from my most recent series!
Chameleon (8x10")
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Does anyone else want Fruit Loops now?
This guy will be at the @nightofartists artwalk March 14-16. Mark your calendars to come see me and SO many other artists all throughout the mall.

Toucan (8x10")
February 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I listened to a podcast a while back that talked about Bobtail squid. They are only the size of a golf ball! 🥹 Colorful little adorable creatures. Catch this lil guy plus more colorful critters at the @nightofartists
artwalk in Bonnie Doon mall March 14-16.

Bobtail squid (5x7")
February 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM