Person painting with brush on palette containing various paint colors.
Black and white photo of a smiling woman holding a paintbrush with a hand on her hip, standing near a table with art supplies.

Lawyer, ultra runner and artist (with too many other talents to list), Julia German.

I consider Julia German to be a real-life Wonder Woman with the superpower of excelling in seemingly everything she does — from running a 100-mile ultramarathon with 33,000 ft. of climb at an average elevation of 11,000 ft., to being a fierce lawyer and rock climber, to raising chickens and keeping bees while also tackling every ounce of manual labor and various challenges synonymous with mountain living. Lately, Julia has been nurturing and broadening her already brilliant artistic talents through creative outlets such as carving animal skulls with beautifully ornate detail, dabbling in metalwork and continuing to strengthen her woodcarving and painting skills. Forever in awe of this one.

Shot in Julia’s Colorado home.

Stack of firewood in front of a house with wooden railing and window.
Art studio with easel and paintings on walls, table with art supplies, and chairs.
Person painting with a brush on a palette with various colors.
A person painting on a canvas in a sunlit room with large windows and wooden beams. Art supplies and a painting with an abstract design can be seen in the background.
Black and white image of a smiling woman holding a smartphone in a casual indoor setting.
Interior with wooden beams and white walls, featuring a staircase and sculptures.
A person in a bright room with wooden ceiling beams, standing in front of a window and painting on an easel. The room contains a table, chairs, and shelves filled with books.
Person painting with a brush on a colorful palette.
Modern living room with wooden beams, wall art, a white cabinet, ladder, indoor plants, and natural light.
Mix of colorful paint blobs on an artist's palette in sunlight.
Interior scene with two white cabinets, decorative items, a wall painting, and a small table under a staircase.
Open tin box with various used paint tubes on a surface.
A paint tray with various colors of paint, brushes, and a water container on a table.
Person painting on canvas using a brush, seen through a window reflection, with a palette of colors on a table.
Wall with four framed artworks and a lamp. Upper artworks include a man in dark lighting and a child sitting on the floor. Lower artworks include an abstract piece with warm colors and a bronze relief of a woman's face with a bird motif.
Landscape painting of a marsh scene with water and grasses, set against a muted blue sky. A dog's face peeks in from the left, and the painting is leaning against mid-century modern furniture legs.
Art sculpture featuring a carved wooden female face with curly hair integrated into a black metal frame with abstract geometric cutouts and a stylized bird silhouette.
Wooden sculpture of a face with an abstract metal design in the background.
A carved and decorated animal skull with horns displayed on a wall.
Decorative buffalo skull with lace overlay and metal vulture silhouette in black frame.
A cozy living room scene with a stone fireplace, wooden mantel, and decorative items. A person is lying on a couch with another person standing nearby, smiling. Books and framed pictures are on the wall.
Person in a beanie holding a small dog that is licking its nose.
Close-up of a person carving a wooden sculpture with a power tool.
Person carving a wooden sculpture using a mallet and chisel in a workshop.
Person carving a wooden gargoyle with a hammer and chisel in a workshop.
A person using carving tools to sculpt a wooden figure in a workshop.
Artist carving a wooden sculpture using a power tool. The sculpture appears to be a gargoyle or mythical creature. The artist is wearing protective eyewear.
Artist carving wood sculpture with mallet and chisel, surrounded by tools
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Whitney DeVoto Photography operates on the occupied territories of the Cheyenne, Ute and 48+ contemporary Indigenous Tribes and Nations who live and travel throughout Colorado. 3% of every shoot or image license is contributed to Spirit of the Sun— an Indigenous, women-led nonprofit serving Native/BIPOC communities in Colorado through a variety of youth programming, land stewardship and food access offerings. Spirit of the Sun’s mission is to work in partnership with Native American communities in urban areas and on reservations to boost the resilience of Native people, especially youth and young adults.