![This is the biggest of all the paintings, it is Lime green and resembles the Blood painting quite a lot. It looks like green water droplets, some bigger and some smaller than others.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Palus_2021_9-Amanda-Dejulia-853x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Palus, 2021. Acrylic on canvas. 32 x 30 inches.
![This is a detailed photo of the Palus (Swamp) painting. It shows how textured the lime green paint it and how the light shines on the raised paint.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Palus_2021_10-Amanda-Dejulia-1067x800.jpg)
Amanda DeJulia, Palus, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. Detail.
My work comes to life with the illusions, just as cells do under a microscope. I’ve been creating abstract cells in a painting environment made up entirely of my paint and brushes; as well as playing with light and darkness on a canvas that’s different from the space under a microscope.
![This painting is a bright baby blue, and resembles bacteria-like structures. It can be described as bacteria multiplying over and over again, until it fills up the canvas.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Effingo-Caeruleum_2021_3-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Effingo Caeruleum, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![This painting is of a maroon colored leaf under the microscope. The leaf leaves us wondering if it is a close up image of a brain, due to it resembling one so much.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Cibum-Folium_2021_6-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Cibum Folium, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![This painting is green and blue, and resembles larger cell structures. It looks like green rocks in shallow blue water.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Viridi-Mare_2021_2-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Viridi Mare, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![This painting resembles stagnant water, like if you spilled water on your counter and left it there. The background is blue and yellow, with blue water.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_-Unda-Alligat_2021_5-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Inamabilis Unda Alligat, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![This painting is of a white daisy petal under the microscope. The background is yellow, and the cell structures are textured with white paint.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Flos-Alba_2021_4-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Flos Alba, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![This is a painting of Blood seen through a microscope. It is bright red, and looks like water droplets.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_Sanguis_2021_1-Amanda-Dejulia-800x800.png)
Amanda DeJulia, Sanguis, 2021. Acrylic on wooden panel. 12 inch diameter.
![The Lightbox has 3 of the microscope paintings i've done; Stagnant Water, Blue Duplicate, and White Flower. It is a print out of them placed on a lightbox.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_LightBox-2_2021_8-Amanda-Dejulia-1096x800.jpg)
Amanda DeJulia, Lightbox 2, 2021. Paper, ink, and lightbox. 10.5 x 14 inches. 12 inch diameter.
![The Lightbox has 3 of the microscope paintings i've done; The Green Sea, Blood, and Leaf Meat. It is a print out of them placed on a lightbox.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeJulia_Amanda_LightBox-1_2021_7-Amanda-Dejulia-1081x800.jpg)
Amanda DeJulia, Lightbox 1, 2021. Paper, ink, and lightbox. 10.5 x 14 inches. 12 inch diameter.