Julia Kanani Budlong (b.1970 in Honolulu, HI) is an American artist known for her pursuit of painting. From an early age photography, pen and ink doodles, mandalas, acrylic paintings and murals were a hobby. Formal training as an artist came from the most unusual circumstances, a tech college. Initially joining to become an IT network professional she soon realized the interest was just not there, but there was a Multimedia department and switched degrees. Because the school wasn't known for the arts the classes in video creation, graphics, web design and 3D studio max were...more