New Energist Painting “Lovers” captures tension and anticipation prior to contact.

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Energist artist Julia Watkins today released “Lovers” an acrylic painting on canvas in which large swirl patterns depict the energy between man and woman. The painting's focus is on the tension and anticipation one feels immediately prior to physical embrace. While the couple is separate, the heat and energy between them is undeniable. “It depicts a universal adult experience” says Watkins. “Couples especially identify.”

Medical Waiver Required Prior To Viewing

At a recent private viewing, Watkins’s business manager, Spencer Kluesner jokingly asked patrons to sign a health waiver prior to seeing the piece. “It gets a surprisingly strong reaction considering there is nothing graphic about it,” said Kluesner.

While he acknowledges that the subject of lovers has been painted before, he believes that Watkins’s use of the energist style itself has allowed viewers to tap into more instinctual feelings.

Art that forces you to feel. Some feel too much.

When first viewed, the energy swirls hide the image of the lovers. According to Watkins, this is intentional. “My art forces the viewer to participate and experience its subject without thinking" she said. "To see the underlying image, you have to let go and tap into your creative side” she continued. “You experience the image in a very personal way."

In the case of Lovers, the feeling, while universal isn’t always mutual. Watkins began working on the piece in a park in Sarasota Florida. As the painting progressed, it drew onlookers and eventually “many weird phone calls.” She completed the piece in private and was forced to have her calls screened.

Limited edition prints of the painting are available on canvas and fine art paper through Platris Fine Art at www.platris.com/energism.html


This art style inspired by a dream..

After 20 years as an impressionist painter, in September 2004 Watkins had a life-altering dream which inspired Energism. She awoke and painted "First Dream." Other paintings followed.


About The Artist

Artist Julia Watkins got her start as an international model which allowed her to travel and paint in the US, Europe and Japan. She was admitted into the NC State School of Design at 16 years, and spent four more years studying at the NYC Art Student’s League. Her art has been shown extensively in the US and can be found in corporate and private collections nationwide. She is a descendant of Tuskarora Indians inhabiting Okracoke
Island, NC.