「おのずからなるもの」や「うつろうもの」をテーマに、主に日本絵画の伝統的な技法・材料を用いながら 作品を制作しています。 日本絵画の修復を学ぶ中で、伝統的な技法や材料への理解を深め、とくに江戸時代の琳派に見られる「にじみ」や「たらしこみ」といった技法について一貫して研究してきました。 その探究を起点に、「自然（じねん）」の考えに関心を寄せ、「みずから」が描く行為と、水墨や絵の 具の動きによって基底材上に「おのずから」生じる現象との往来を通して、自然との対話を探りながら制作しています。
近年は、江戸時代の文人文化にも憧憬を抱き、旅と創作、音や目に見えないものと絵画との関係について探求を重ねています。「さわり」シリーズでは、ときにアトリエを離れ、山や森、異国の街に身を置 き、その土地の空気や風を感じながら、自身の内側に生まれる「さわり」の感覚をインスピレーションとし、即興的に制作を行います。土や草の上に直接和紙を広げて、川や湖の水で墨を擦り、制作の過 程でおこる風や、雨、雪の痕跡が画面に刻まれるのを自然の意思として受け入れながら、自然と自身との共作を試みます。制作を重ねるなかで、自己もまた自然の流れの一部であるという感覚を深め、その感覚を作 品を通してさりげなく伝えることを目指しています。
Julie Hayashi creates works around the themes of “what arises naturally” and “the transient,” primarily using traditional techniques and materials rooted in Japanese painting. While studying the conservation of Japanese paintings, she deepened her understanding of these techniques and materials, and has consistently researched “Nijimi (blurring)” and “Tarashikomi (dripping)” techniques found in the works of the Edo-period Rimpa school.
Starting from this exploration, she developed a strong interest in the concept of “Jinen” ̶ the idea of nature as it is ̶ and continues to seek a dialogue with nature through the deliberate act of painting and the spontaneous phenomena that emerge from the movement of ink and pigments on the surface.
In recent years, Hayashi has been further exploring the relationship between travel and creation, sound and the invisible, and painting, inspired by her admiration for the literati culture of the Edo period. In her “sawari” series, she leaves the studio to immerse herself in mountains, forests, and foreign cities, drawing inspiration from the sensations of air and wind that resonate within her as “sawari” (noise). She works improvisationally, sometimes spreading washi paper directly on soil or grass and grinding sumi ink with river or lake water, embracing the traces left by the wind, rain, and snow as the will of nature itself. Through these acts, she attempts a collaboration with the natural world. As she continues her practice, Hayashi seeks to deepen her awareness that she herself is part of the flow of nature ̶ and to gently convey that realization through her work.
