Julia Mills Rietz was born in Charlotte, NC but now resides in Fort Mill, SC. She has spent most of her time in these two states. She has however lived for short periods of time in Nebraska, Texas and Minnesota. Julia cannot remember a time when she did not love to color, draw, doodle, sketch or paint. Art was her very first love. She has never done any real study of the arts outside the little that was taught in grammar and middle schools. She has attended a few workshops but mostly is self taught. Julia paints mostly as a...more