Judy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Art from Pacific Union College in Northern California, then spent the next 17 years as a commercial artist, illustrator and art director.
In 1988, influenced by her love of nature and animals, Judy devoted her time to wildlife art. Her primary focus in each of her paintings is the animal, with the horse as a recurring subject.
Her unique approach to her work is through the use of scratch board--a technique that can render magnificent detail but one requiring infinite patience. Scratch board, an old, but little used medium, consists of a smooth, thin surface of hardened China clay applied to a board. The subject is then painted solidly with black India ink to create a silhouette.
Now the exacting work begins, engraving the image into the surface of the artwork. While many artists use steel nibs or engraving tools, Judy prefers to work with X-acto blades, changing them ever few minutes to produce as fine a line as possible. Once the subject has been totally scratched, it is a finished black and white illustration, ready for the artist to add color. The methods of adding color are diverse. Judy prefers a combination of airbrush, gouache or acrylics for finishing, with frequent rescratching for detail.
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The Pursued
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Eagle's Gift
Image Size: 18"
w x 24" h.
Edition Size:200
Ebenezer
and the War Horse
Image Size: 24"
w x 24" h.
Edition Size:200
Stayin´ Alive
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Image size: 9"w x 11"h.
Edition Size:150
The Alphas
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Image size: 24"w x 18"h.
Edition Size:300
The Crow Tipi
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Image size: 16"w x 12"h.
Edition Size:300
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The Gift
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Image size: 28"w x 13"h.
Edition Size:200
The Ghost Wind
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Image size: 32"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:200
Intent
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Image size:
14"w x 11"h.
Edition Size:200
The Misfits
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Image size:
30"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:200
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With Freedom for All
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Image size:
20"w x 20"h.
Edition Size:250
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