Artists: Alicia Justus

Alicia Justus primary medium is watercolor/gouache, but she enjoys sometimes using found media, doing assemblages, and working with collage. Alicia is inspired by images from the past. She has “tried to give my pictures the look of an autochrome. First by drawing them out in pencil, and then coloring them in with gouache. I am a self taught artist who has been living in Portland for the last 20 years. I have written, illustrated, and self published tiny books in this time under the name of Red Star Art. I also have just had my first book professionally published recently through Show and Tell Press, a coloring book of silent film stars titled “Illuminating The Stars”. People are drawn in by the incredible detail and colors Her work stirs emotions and calls to mind fairy tales, witches, and gypsy caravans; there is a mysterious, dark, ethereal feel.