| ARTISTS STATEMENT "A new work of art begins a long time before my brush touches the board. I begin by researching the subject fully and compose the scene in my mind. Sometimes it can take several days, months, even years before the art takes physical shape. Then I actually become one with my art. I use all my senses to compose - I smell the grass - feel its touch - hear the gentle breezes. It becomes a delightful obsession, where I become oblivious of the outer world" "May the sun warm your heart, the moon light your path and sacred Mother Earth embrace & protect you always" ABOUT THE ARTIST Judi believes that we are all a composite of our past. She is now using all the experience gained from her 11 years that she spent as a draftsperson and the additional 11 years spent as a graphic designer to personally decorate & enhance her artwork. As well as having fun, Judi enjoys giving more of herself to each of her lithographed prints and hopes to make each one very special & unique. She is represented in the National Archives of Canada, and her art is displayed world-wide in many corporate collections. She has won several competitions including the "Peoples Choice" award at the 1996 Brant Festival and again in 1998. Most recently a collector from Saudi Arabia purchased a number of her original watercolour paintings documenting the Queen Charlotte Islands. Artist at work
She is represented in the National Archives of Canada, and her art is displayed world-wide in many corporate collections. She has won several competitions including the "Peoples Choice" award at the 1996 Brant Festival and again in 1998. Judi has developed and mastered the labour intensive method of applying watercolors using the "drybrush" technique. This gives her work that "extra" in delicate detail which she tirelessly portrays. With such a busy schedule, Judi regrets that she is no longer able to set aside the necessary time to teach her unusual painting style to eager students in the Comox Valley.
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