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Julia Laing
@julia-laing.bsky.social
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Artist from Edinburgh, Scotland.

Painting, drawing, textiles.
Into art, creativity, cats, make do & mend, left-wing politics, history, facts, 20th century stuff.
https://julialaingstudio.com
https://julialaingstudio.substack.com
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Another #caturday rolls around. Heeeeere's Melba!

#catsofbluesky #catsky #Saturday #tabbycats #whiskers #cats #cat
A tabby cats face peeps out from behind a white window blind, which takes up half the image vertically.The cat's stare is intense.
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Adding this to all my packages now, since reusing packaging is the most sustainable option.

#reduce #recycle #reuse #reusedpackaging #sticker #eco #sustainable #smallbusinesscommunity #shopsmall #shopindie #artists
Reused packaging circular sticker design
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Sunday fun day desk.

#artistsdesks #artistsstudios ##glasses #paint #paper #scottishfestivals #scotland #colourschemes
A desk belonging to an artist with materials, glasses, paint, a cut of photo of a vintage caravan, and a Scottish Festivals book in view.
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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My painting Marco in the Evening Light - also available as a greeting card.

#caturday #catsky #catsofbluesky #art #visualart #paintingsofcats #catart #UKartists #scottishart #noAI #humanartists #artcollectors #mixedmedia #acrylicpaintings

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Framed colourful painting of a tabby and white cat, sitting on a small white display easel on a white background. The colours in the painting are mainly red, blue, green and white. The frame is black.
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Cats: by far the best thing on the Internet! Melba agrees #😻 Happy #caturday

#catsky #cats #tabbycats #thecatswhiskers #pets #beautifulcat #catonthebed #weekendvibe #weekendmood #fluffy #cat #pussycat
Photo of a long-haired tabby cat standing on a bed which has just been made up with clean sheets. The cat is looking directly at the viewer.
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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A painted #scape, Pink Moon, with hand for scale. Mixed-media on heavy card.
#art #visual art #artists #landscapes #tinypainting #originalart #paintedbyhumans #noAI #shopify #affordableart #pink #orange #colourfulart #abstractlandscape #ukartists #scottishart #womenartists #painting #joyfulthings
Small postcard sized colourful landscape painting on white background with hand for scale.
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Friday #scape is land sea and me, looking out over the beach at #Pittenweem in the #EastNeuk of Fife, Scotland.

#happyplace #landscape #seascape #beach #shadow #fishingvillage #sand #sky #sea #riverforth
A landscape view of a village by the sea. In the foreground is the shadow of the photographer, which is cast onto grass. The beach stretches ahead with a stream running through the middle. There are cottages in the distance and a grey/blue sky above.
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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There's a fantastic tool on coolers.co that helps you create colour palettes from photos you upload. This is what I came up with from my painting From the Shore. I highly recommend giving it a try, it's so much fun!
#visualart #designers #artists #painters #crafters #colourtheory #color #colour
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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If you're a fan of colour, or sketchbooks you might enjoy reading my latest blog post.
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#artsky #visualart #painters #womenartists #colourtheory #sketchbooks #substack #artblogs #artists #orange #turquoise #flatlay #colour #artistsdesks
Large sketchbook showing colour explorations open on a desk seen from above. Also in the shot are the photographers feet standing on a chair, art materials, cardboard tubes, and tubs of paint.
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Photographed and listed this painting in my shop this afternoon.
The Water's Edge is an expressive abstract landscape created with acrylic paints and mixed media.
Includes shipping to UK.
#art #painting #landscape #brooding #expressiveart #contemporarypainting #visualart #markmaking #painters
Expressive landscape painting with rich textures and colourful brushstrokes. Expressive landscape painting with mustard, blue and grey colours by Julia Laing on a white background.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Really happy with the print quality of these new business cards and greeting cards that arrived back from the printers yesterday. They'll be available just as soon as I take decent pgotos and get them on my website.
#cats #catart #visualart #shopify #greetingcards #artcards
Business cards and greeting cards featuring paintings by Julia Laing placed on a white table and leaning against a sewing machine.
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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I fell a little in love with this tree when I saw it for the first time today #treehugger
Autumn tree, with orange leaves and leaves scattered below it all over the pavement. The sky behind the tree is blue with white fluffy clouds.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Read my latest blog about my painting process and why writing about it is weird.

#artists #artbloggers #visualart #painters #sketchesandsnippets #paintmore #substackwriters #artblog #paintings #Sunday #pink #abstractpainting #julialaingstudio
Photo of an abstract landscape painting with bold pink uppercase text in the centre which reads "paint more, think less. There is a substack logo in the bottom right corner.
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Cat sandwich #😹
From 2022 when Melba was still a kitten 🥰
#caturday #kittens #cats #catsky #cutecats #domesticcats #tabbycats #rescuecats #Ilovecats
Long haired tabby kitten tucked in between towels which are piled up on a kitchen worktop.
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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The Place I Remember, a new semi abstract landscape in yellows, earthy greens, greys, and a dash of pink. Zoom in for texture.
#visualart #artists #painting #landscape #acrylicpaints #mixedmedia #scottishartists #UKartists #affordableart #artcollectors #smallworks #yellowpaint
Hand holding up a small, colourful semi abstract landscape painting against a white background.
October 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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A few close-ups of #brushstrokes for the fans of #paint #textures

#visualart #painting #acrylicpaintings #affordableart #artcollectors #scottishartists #womenartists #abstractlandscape #abstractart #pinkpaint #mixedmedia #Wednesdaymood
Pink grey blue and orange paint brushstrokes in close up of painting. Colourful brushstrokes in detail from abstract landscape. Small colourful abstract landscape against a white wall and blue painted woodwork. Detail from small painting showing textured paint in blue, pink, orange and brown colours.
October 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Autumn doing its thing 💙🧡💛
#autumn #bluesky #yellowleaves #autumncolours #tree #fall #nature #colourinspo
Autumn light shining on a tree with yellow and orange leaves. Behind the branches, the sky is deep blue.
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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When you find the perfect sized cardboard box to hold scrap paper - that's true happiness.

#makedoandmend #recycle #reuse #reduce #scrap #paper #slowliving #evolving #simplepleasures #highlightofmyday #scrappaper #cardboardbox #everydaystuff #lettering #madebyahuman #noai
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Quote with your yellow art.
Expressive landscape sketch created with neocolour crayons using the colours yellow, mustard, black and pink.
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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On my desk - abstract landscape and seascape paintings - mostly finished but a few needing a wee bit more attention.
#artists #artiswork #wip #visualart #artsky #humanintelligence #smallpaintings #mixedmediaart #semiabstract #paintings #artistsstudio #onmydesk #scottishartists #womenartists
White table covered with small abstract landscape and seascape paintings.
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Hello weekend!
Happy #caturday to all who celebrate!
Called Melba Before the Storm, painted in acrylics and mixed media on a wooden panel. Not currently on my website so message me for more details.
#cats #visualart #painting #catart #expressiveart #wildeyes #originalart #Ilovecats #catsky #art
Painting of a long haired tabby cat sitting staring out at the viewer. Painted in an expressive style with a pale grey background and dark shadow to the foreground.
October 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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If you want to read about rich, glamorous, aspirational artists... then this definitely isn't for you!

Read on for the highs and lows of my creative life this week.

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#keepitreal #visualart #artbloggers #oilpaint #artists #texture #painters #art #substack
Arrangement of art tools, paint tubes, and a small abstract painting arranged on a white desk.
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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And look at her 4 years later!
#tabbycats #catonamat #fluffycats
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Sketch of my wee tabby, Melba at just 10 weeks old back in 2021.
#caturday #catsky #sketches #art #sketchbook #art #expressive #pet #animals
Sketchbook page with pencil and ink sketch of tabby kitten sleeping, on a white background.
September 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM