Art for those who hunger and thirst.
As He hung upon the cross, Jesus uttered the words, "I thirst" (John 19:28). In doing so, He revealed, in His deepest suffering, how intensely He longs for each and every one of us with a love that surpasses our understanding. In turn, every person on this earth carries within them a deep hunger and thirst for meaning and beauty.
As an artist, my mission is to create with the works of mercy in mind: to feed the spiritually hungry, to comfort the sorrowful through beauty. Fyodor Dostoevsky famously wrote that "beauty will save the world." In a world imbued with so much sorrow and brokenness, I pray that my art will act as a small beacon of beauty and hope, pointing ultimately to the One who is the source of all hope.
I firmly believe that every second, minute, or hour spent making life more beautiful is worth it. No time is wasted in the pursuit of creating something authentically human, something that reflects the grandeur of our God and of our world.
About the artist
Julia Widhalm is a 22-year-old traditional artist with a specialization in oil and watercolor painting. She paints a wide variety of subjects but especially loves depicting the treasures of everyday life and creating sacred art.
Julia was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL, where she currently resides. She studied art at Hillsdale College and graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art in 2026.
Outside of running her art business out of her home studio, Julia also works as a PreK-12 art teacher where she shares her love for creating with her students.
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