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Joanne Julian is an Armenian/American artist with studios in Studio City and Ventura, California. She is best known for her works on paper of our organic world, and has mastered several media over her long career. These include printmaking, botanical and avian illustration, Zen Buddhist ink painting, calligraphy, and abstract composition. Julian is an artist whose oeuvre is informed by Zen aesthetics. She creates calligraphic ink strokes and splashes in a very energetic yet thoughtful manner. The artist has traveled extensively, most significant are her visits to Japan where she observed and absorbed the techniques of Zen masters. In her drawings of koi fish and birds in particular one can sense this influence and reverence for that aesthetic.