Julienne Hillyer paints Saint Barth in watercolour mixed with seawater collected from the Atlantic and Caribbean.
The sea becomes part of the pigment, binding each painting to the landscape that inspired it. Her subjects are the island's timeless details: old fishing boats, changing harbors, the quiet rhythms of daily life.
She paints not to record reality exactly as it is, but to preserve how it feels — nostalgic, luminous, and alive.
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Julienne Hillyer is an American but her first name is French. Her mother made a mistake when she registered the name but she is proud of it. It is a name that connects her with France and thus with Saint Barthélemy, the only country she has ever visited in her life.