Here is my palette today! My next work will have yellows, browns and greens. https://www.gallerydz.com

Happy Veterans Day! Remembering my Dad today and his service to the Navy and the Pentagon. #dad #navy #happytime #bestday #happymoments #memorials #veteransday

"Before the Oceans Rose," 60"x 60," encaustic with LEDs. It's a love letter to a beach in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. Come see this work at the show "Holding Together," Arlington Artist Alliance The show also features amazing artwork by printmaker Rosemary Feit Covey,

“Nancy Pelosi,” 60”x60,” mixed media encaustic with lights Thank you , Nancy Pelosi, for your 39 years of service in Congress! May your upcoming retirement bring you peace and joy. #firstwomen #womanspeaker #speakerofthehouse #pelosi #nancy #tribute #mixedmedia #60x60 #nancypelosi

I am starting a new painting. Right now, I see the work as being full of yellows, golds and browns. Here is a mess of colors on my hot palette! Wish me luck, as I am still figuring out the design.

Please vote today! And thank you all who help make the elections happen!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4th is election day! Please vote tomorrow. #rights #vote

I am happy to announce that my painting "Before the Oceans Rose," will be part of a show titled "Holding Together " at Arlington Artists Alliance, Dec 04, 2025, 12:00 PM – Jan 11, 2026, 6:00 PM https://www.arlingtonartistsalliance.org/event-details-registration/holding-together

Here is a look at my little handmade book of my encaustic prints!

This is me painting clear beeswax over a birchwood panel. Here is the pattern...I paint a layer, then heat and smooth the layer....and repeat three times. This creates a base for my painting. Next step? Add color! www.gallerydz.com

It's time to play with R & F pigments sticks on paper, while I figure out my next painting. I am also applying encaustic gesso to another large set of panels, which will take all day as i paint and allow the surface to dry. What are your steps when you start a big project? https://www.gallerydz.com/

Hyperallergic has a new article titled "School Nixes Exhibition Criticized by Turning Point USA." https://loom.ly/im9AglM My two works, "Suffragist and Zombies" and " The Story of the Ham" hung in this show in 2019 and 2021. This fantastic political art show will be missed.

A look at my studio today. Thanks again to anyone who came out for No Kings Day. If you like, please leave a photo of your experience or your protest sign!

The Supreme Court is now looking at the Voting Rights Act, and the relationship between race , voting maps and redistricting . Before the Voting Rights Act, Southern States disenfranchised minority voters through violence, pole taxes and literacy tests.

"The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/15/reporters-leave-pentagon-en-masse-after-refusing-sign-new-rules/

Eleanor Roosevelt: "... freedom must be universal and that all men must be assured that there will be respect for the individual human being...? Without that assurance we have... no certainty that ... Anne Frank's Diary might not be written again by some little girl in the future."

"Bird flu," encaustic with postcards on linen. From Your Local Epidemiologist "USDA has seen an uptick in H5N1 detections in backyard flocks, commercial flocks, and wild birds. More than 4.4 million birds have been sick in the past month." https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com

"Autumn," 18" x 12", watercolor There is finally a nip in the air here in Virginia. Welcome Autumn! Time to pull out those sweaters and boots! Looks like good weather for the No Kings March, October 18 ! https://www.nokings.org

Every one of my large painting needs a protective cardboard box. Every painting will need to be shipped, carted around in my car or put into storage. This is my box building week. My new painting on immigration needs four large boxes. I am happy to say they are nearly done!

"Defiance", encaustic on panel, reminds us how women struggled to get the vote. #defiance #panel #woman #women #virginiaartist #virginiausa #washingtonartist #washingtonusa #inspired #loveofart #lifespassion #originalart

Encaustic can be used with paper to create interesting patterns and textures! Here is a book that I made! https://www.gallerydz.com #paper #patterns #texture

This is the month of Halloween and scary things. "Doris Stevens on her Way to Visit Alice Paul" or "Fear" is the perfect painting for October.

"Immigration Policy," 60" x120" Washington Post:"Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations..As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation."

I had the pleasure of speaking to a Quaker group yesterday about my series of painting on suffrage. I also discovered a possible connection in my family tree with Mary Bentley Thomas, who was a suffragist in Maryland. A relative brought in a book of Mary Thomas's that was signed by Susan B Anthony!

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to see the show "Frida: Beyond the Myth" at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. What a great show! The show ends September 28th. You can find tickets online at https://www.vmfa.museum/calendar/exhibitions

Lucy Burns faced imprisonment for holding a protest sign near the White house. She led a hunger strike with the 30 other women who protested and were also jailed. Let's honor people who have the courage to protest, to tell a joke , or express an opinion with which the State might not agree.

"Votes for Women," encaustic on panel, 6" x 6' Did you know that one of the goals of suffrage was to help women achieve higher pay and better working conditions? Harriot Stanton Blatch worked with Women’s Trade Union League to help women unionize. See more of my work here....https://loom.ly/xpZdBpA

"Suffragist and Zombies," encaustic on panel, 60" x 60" To see a video about this work, with my narration and music, go here...https://www.gallerydz.com/suffragist-and-zombies/

Detail from painting "summer" According to today's Washington Post, "EPA says companies shouldn’t have to report planet-warming emissions" This change will save money for companies. However, I lost a parent to lung cancer and I wonder how many more deaths will occur due this change. .

"September 11th," 30" x 20," oil, 2001 On September 11, 2001, I watched hijacked airplanes fly into the World Trade Center in New York . I heard ambulances rush by my neighborhood to tend to the injured at the Pentagon in Washington DC. I started this painting that same day.

Here is a look at my studio today. I am adding lights to my big red and black painting. This new work looks at the way this administration is separating children from parents as part of our new immigration policy.

On September 6th, thousands marched in Washington Dc, for the "We Are All DC" event. This was the first march held after Trump sent in the National Guard. I brought my home made sign that said "Democracy," and marched in the heat with family members.

Kremer Pigments, a pigment store in New York, has announced it is closing at the end of November. It's clear that the pigments, which come from around the world, can no longer be sold here after the massive tariffs instituted by our government. How sad. https://shop.kremerpigments.com/us/

"Me Too," encaustic, 60" x 60" Jess Michaels spoke about Epstein at a survivors press conference on 9/3 ... “For 27 years, I thought I was the only one that Jeffrey Epstein raped..... “But I wasn't the only one... And what once kept us silent now fuels that fire and the power of our voices. “

Ida B Wells famously said "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them". In this painting, Ida B Wells pulls off a KKK robe to reveal the monster underneath. To purchase a card or a framed print, please go to... https://www.artworkarchive.com/rooms/julia-dzikiewicz/dde69b

Today is the birthday of Christa McAuliffe, born September 2, 1948. She was the first teacher to become an astronaut and work on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Unfortunately, the shuttle broke apart after launching and all crew were lost . Happy Birthday, Christa McAuiffe!

On this Labor Day, I would like to celebrate Francis Perkins, who worked for worker and immigrant rights as the Secretary of Labor, and who worked with President Roosevelt to create Social Security . A woman who deserves to be remembered! ( Photo by By Harris & Ewing)

Thank you , Zoe Nicholson, for mentioning my painting, “Ida B Wells,” in reference to the Long Beach Women’s Fair , which is dedicated to Ida B Wells. . One can follow Zoe on Facebook and Instagram. I do!" This painting is a tribute to Ida’s courage. https://www.gallerydz.com/ida-b-wells/

"Bird flu," encaustic with postcards on linen.. Thank you, workers at the CDC, for promoting vaccines ,saving lives , and for standing up for science, even if it costs your jobs.

“Sandy Hook,” 60″x60″ encaustic with crystals and lights, 2019. https://www.gallerydz.com/sandy-hook/ Sadly, a school shooting happened today in Minneapolis at Annunciation Church , where 2 children are dead and 17 people injured. My heart goes out to those families after this terrible event.

Women’s Equality Day celebrates the passage of the 20 th Amendment where women gained suffrage. Let’s cheer those Suffagists who marched, organized and faced torture in prison so that women could vote! “Suffragist and Zombies,” encaustic, 60”x 60” https://www.gallerydz.com/suffragist-and-zombies/

A Quick Look at my studio today.

Would you like to see my art in person? You can find my art on my website at https://www.gallerydz.com and see my shows virtually at https://www.gallerydz.com/virtual-art-shows

Here is a page from my solo show proposal for my show "Monsters and Metaphors: Tales of Feminine Power." To see my solo show proposal online, please go here...https://www.gallerydz.com/4034-2/ Interested in showing my work? Contact me at [email protected]

On August 12, 2017, a group of right-wing extremists gathered in Virginia, to oppose the removal of a statue of Lee. This painting depicts the moment when a neo-Nazi activist drove his car into a crowd, killing counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer. This painting is a tribute to her.

Would you like to hear the story of my painting "Ida B Wells"? Please click this link to hear me talk about the works with background harp music. https://gallerydz.com/ida-b-wells/

When I am hard at work, my small studio table gets cluttered. That means I am in the flow! If you drop by and my table is empty or clean, that means I am not painting or creating. What is your artist process like? https://www.gallerydz.com/

Every now and then, I paint a pet portrait. This family cat, who was named Smudge, had personality issues. One moment, he could be purring happily, and the next moment he might bite your leg. He earned the knick name "Evil Cat." I painted him as a vampire cat. I think he would have liked this!

Here is a look at my studio . The first painting is titled "Kamala Harris, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Christina Aguilera." The second painting is titled "Eleanor Roosevelt." The third painting is unfinished , as I am still working on it.

Here is a detail from my large work ""Storming." Want to see more of my art? Check out my website https://gallerydz.com/ for more images, videos and news!