Valerie Brennan interviews painter Julie Alexander about her work and studio practice.

On the painting process Alexander notes that "The big angst is the falling in and out of love along the way. I will fall in love with a color combination layered just so or the way the edges are happening or a texture and t hen I think the painting is done. I'm elated and then some time passes, a day, a week and I can't understand why I thought the painting was any good. So I paint some more, fall in love again and most likely repeat the same elation and humiliation/defeat. It’s such a crazy ride."