Julia Bullock Webster

Julia Bullock Webster, 1826-1907

Born: England, 1826

Three Mountains, 1894, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 17.5 x 25.1 cm, 1983.02.01. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Cawston Bench NE, 1894, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour, 17.5 x 25.1 cm, 1983.02.02. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Looking East from Ashnola), 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.2 x 34.8 cm, 1983.02.03. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Looking South to Cawston), 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 17.5 x 25 cm, 1983.02.04.  Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Mountains with Cloud Cover), 1896, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 17.5 x 25 cm, 1983.02.08. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Path Down to the River, Keremeos, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 22 x 30.1 cm, 1983.02.05. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Bullock-Webster Home, 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25 x 35.3 cm, 1983.02.06. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Similkameen River Coming from Left), 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.2 x 35.3 cm, 1983.02.07. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Three Trees in Hedley), 1896, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 22.5 x 32.5 cm, 1983.02.09. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Fenche Valley), 1896, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 32 x 21.7 cm, 1983.02.10. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Looking From Similkameen), c. 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 20.1 x 29.4 cm, 1983.02.11. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Died: England, 1907

Julia was in her late sixties when she travelled by train from Oxford (her home) to Liverpool, England; thence by steamship to the St. Lawrence River. She crossed the Canadian Prairies by rail, following the route taken by Catherine Schubert thirty years earlier. Once in British Columbia, she boarded a paddle steamer and travelled down Lake Okanagan. Finally, she caught a stage coach to meet her sons in Keremeos. 

She wrote a meticulous journal of her two-year stay, detailing day-to-day domestic chores and comparing the relative sophistication of English Middle Class life with her experiences in the sparse wilderness of the B.C. Interior. 

Julia painted watercolour sketches of the abundant local flora as well as many scenes of the Lower Similkameen Valley. 

Scarlett Gilia, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.3 x 25.2 cm, 1983.02.13. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Yellow Bells, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 23 x 14.8 cm, 1983.02.14. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Purple Flowers, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 23 x 14.8 cm, 1983.02.15. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Yellow Lily, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 22.6 x 16.3 cm, 1983.02.17. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Pink Shooting Star, 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 x 35.5 cm, 1983.02.17. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Claytonia Carolianum, Doderatheon Jeffrey), 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 x 35.5 cm, 1982.02.18. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Pink Daisies, 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 x 35.5 cm, 1983.02.19.  Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Purple Flowers), Julia Bullock-Webster1895, watercolour on paper, 25.5 x 35.5 cm, 1983.02.20.  Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Yellow Erigiron Daisies), 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 24.9 x 35.5 cm, 1983.02.21. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Purple Phacilia), 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 24.9 x 35.5 cm, 1983.02.22.  Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Leptontaenia, Multifia), 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.2 cm, 1983.02.23. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Fireweed, Sedse, Brown-eyed Susan), 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.3 x 25.3 cm, 1983.02.24. 

Gathered in Cloverfields, 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.5, 1983.02.25. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Untitled (Thimble Berry Rubus Nutkanus), 1895, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 16.3 x 22.7 cm, 1983.02.26. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Autumn Tints of the Willow Herb, 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35 x 24.5 cm, 1983.02.27. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Wild Gaillardia, 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper. 35.5 x 25.5 cm, 1983.02.28. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Red Hemp Nettle, 1871, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 27.1 x 18.9 cm, 1983.02.29. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Corn-Cockle, 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 27.5 x 20 cm, 1983.02.30. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Rush-Scabious- Marshcinquefoil, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.6 x 25.3 cm, 1983.02.31. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Jeff Head - Stitchwort - Buttercup, 1842, Julia Bullock-Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.2 cm, 1983.02.32. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Portland Sparge - Pea Feverfew, 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.8 cm, 1983.02.33. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Mountain Rose - North Wales, 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 25.3 cm, 1983.02.34. Gift of Mrs. Barbara Steel.

Common Century and Golden Rod, August 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 cm x 17.5 cm, 2003.02.03, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Tea Holly and Persicanna Aberdovey, July 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 28 cm x 18.5 cm, 2003.02.04, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled, 1888, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 22 cm x 13.7 cm, 2003.02.05, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

On the Road to Aberdovey, N. Wales, August 26 1841, 1841, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 26 cm x 18 cm, 2003.02.06, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical - Light Purple Flowers), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.6 cm x 25.3 cm, 2003.02.07, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Gathered by self, (illegible) Oct. 1871, October 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 cm x 17.5 cm, 2003.02.08, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Wall Pennyworth June 1871, June 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 27 cm x 19.1 cm, 2003.02.09, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled  (Botanical - Leaves in Red and Brown), n.d. Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 23.2 cm x 15 cm, 2003.02.10, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled  (Back of botanical painting), n.d. Julia Bullock Webster, pencil on paper, 23.2 cm x 15 cm, 2003.02.10, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Grassy, (illegible) Side, (illegible), May 23 1871. 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.5 cm x 18 cm, 2003.02.11, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Snow Flake Oxford 1887, 1887, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.4 cm x 25.5 cm, 2003.02.14, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Purple Iris), n.d. Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.2 cm, 2003.02.15, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical - Yellow Flowers), n.d. Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.3 cm x 25 cm, 2003.02.16, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical - Pink & Blue Flowers), n.d. Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35 cm x 25.2 cm, 2003.02.17, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Snurze Wort and Burnet River Dovey August 1871, August 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25 cm, 2003.02.18, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Money Wort from the road to (illegible) July 30 1871, July 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35 cm x 24.8 cm, 2003.02.19, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Stage Home Moss Mountains Behind Pennal December 1871, December 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 25.7 cm x 35.4 cm, 2003.02.20, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Rare Orchid - Aberdovey 1873 (unfinished), 1873, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.2 cm x 25.2 cm, 2003.02.21, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Blackberry leaves- Harvested by Julia, work to be exaggerated October 20th, 1871, August 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.6 cm, 2003.02.23, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

St. Johns Wort - Aberdovy June 1873, June 1873, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.2 cm x 25.6 cm, 2003.02.24, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical), n.d,, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.6 cm, 2003.02.25, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical - 3 Purple Flowers), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.4 cm x 25.1 cm, 2003.02.26, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Mountain Dog Rose - Aberdovey July 6 1873, July 1873, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.3 cm x 25.1 cm, 2003.02.27, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Sea Star Wort - Glandovey Sept 1871, September 1871, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.7 cm, 2003.02.28, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled (Botanical - Pink & Yellow Flowers), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.6 cm x 25.2 cm, 2003.02.29, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Wilfahinium variegatum Zyandeneus Venenasus, March 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.4 cm, 2003.02.30, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Erigiron Philadilfhium Trontinum, June 1895, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 35.5 cm x 25.4 cm, 2003.02.31, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Ansell nearly 6 months old, June 5, 1852, 1852, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 9.2 cm x 13.5 cm, 2003.02.32, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled Sketch (front - portrait of woman), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 8"  x 6", 2003.02.33, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Untitled Sketch (back - city scene), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 8"  x 6", 2003.02.33, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Hambed's Church, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 7"  x 10", 2003.02.35, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

L Cambed's Bridge, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 7" x 10", 2003.02.36, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Merionetshire, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 7"  x 10", 2003.02.37, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Old church close to the sea, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 7"  x 10", 2003.02.38, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Rock of the Arrow. Inland Lake - Laubode - Merionetshire, c. 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 7"  x 10", 2003.02.39, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Cardigan Bay, Crirceith in the distance, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4"  x 6 1/2", 2003.02.40, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Cardigan Bay (illegible) in distance, July 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4 1/4"  x 10", 2003.02.41, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Valley of the Artro, Ilaubeds (?) Marionetshire North Wales, August 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 6 1/4"  x 9 3/4", 2003.02.42, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Moccars, Smuden (?) in the distance, July 9 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4 3/4"  x 8", 2003.02.43, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

The same, another view 1874, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4 7/8"  x 10", 2003.02.44, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Wreck off Harleck, North Wales, September 1878, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5" x 7", 2003.02.45, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Harleck Castle - Interuden (?) in the distance, 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 1/4" x 8 5/8", 2003.02.46, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Harleck Castle 1874, 1874, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 5/8"  x 4 1/8", 2003.02.47, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

On the Artro, Daubeds (?), September 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 5/8"  x 4 1/8", 2003.02.48, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Harleck Castle, 1878, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 1/2" x 9", 2003.02.49, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Ann's Cottage on the Artro, 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 3/4"  x 7", 2003.02.50, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Kingfisher Walk - Artro. Danbeds (?), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4 7/8"  x 7 7/8", 2003.02.51, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Old farm, Cumbacken Lake - Merionethshire, 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 3/4"  x 9", 2003.02.52, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Old stone footbridge. Cum Naucle - Daubeds (?), September 1879, Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 1/2"  x 9", 2003.02.53, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Stone in the Middle of the Artro. Daubeds (?), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 4 1/2"  x 6 1/2", 2003.02.54, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

View from our Windows at Groqufryn (?) - Daubeds (?), n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 5 1/4"  x 9", 2003.02.55, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos

Festiniog. N. Wales, n.d., Julia Bullock Webster, watercolour on paper, 6 3/4"  x 9 3/4", 2003.02.56, gift of The Grist Mill at Keremeos