America's sweetheart paints American folk art to remind us of the joys of the past and present. Her charming, whimsical paintings depict scenes of the American family during the seasons. Julie says "I'd like to think if you look closely at my paintings. You will see your family smiling back at you! Each of Julie's paintings has an American flag to show patriotism and a black and white tuxedo cat. Her career spans from 1983 to the present. She has accomplished being a college art instructor, a freelance illustrator with world-wide accounts, and a fine art painter. A patriot herself, she has researched her genealogy back to 1776. There, she found a relative who served as a private in New York during the Revolutionary War. Her husband is a retired Marine, and their daughter is a practicing Federal attorney. ©JuliePace/GratefulLicensing.com