About the Artist

I grew up in a lively household with nine siblings where creating intricate paper dolls with my sisters was a favorite pastime. My parents encouraged my growing passion for drawing and painting, and by age 13 awakened by the downtown art gallery scene and my artistic fire was fueled.

Years later, I moved to pursue a career in art and to my dismay the only career choice offered on campus was drafting. Upon graduation I dutifully worked for an electrical engineering firm, which years later I realized taught me the value and discipline of careful observation.

In 1989 I moved to San Antonio, Texas and enrolled in Coppini Academy of Fine Arts to pursue my life long dream. At age forty the strong connection between my art, life and nature, led me to my true calling and today I create.

I remain a lifelong student of drawing and painting by diligent practice of fundamentals, careful observation, comparison and by using pure vibrant color to capture (what clients say is) the inner character of my subjects. Today I work on personal and commission art and enjoy teaching art to children and adults.

I work in oil, watercolor, graphite/charcoal and clay to portray figurative, portrait, wildlife, landscape and still-life work from my San Antonio studio.

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Although I've studied oil painting for many years I continue to find inspiration in the medium. As a kid I was always interested in art and spent hours creating and absorbing other artist work when ever I could. Also, I use to think I was blessed by God with amazing artistic abilities, and I believe I was to a point. But, more importantly what I learned along my artist way, was art is a skill. Like a mechanic, a brick mason, a carpenter or a teacher to name a few. The more one invests in their craft the better one becomes at it. They become skilled. "SKILLED is having acquired mastery of or skill in something.

Thank you for stopping in and viewing my artwork. And continue to master your skill, whatever you are blessed with.

Judy

PERSONAL ART INSTRUCTION: JaniceYow Hindes, Brad Braun, Scott Burdick, Robert McCoy, Laura Robb, Kevin MacPherson, and Daniel Gerhartz, Michael Dudash

AWARDS:
2011 Artist of the Month Coppini Academy Of Fine Arts
1998 Fiber Artist's of San Antonio, Texas
1996  OPA Award of Excellence
1996 OPA International Show: Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
1996-1997 OPA Regional Shows: Quest Gallery Toas, New Mexico & Concetta, Gallery Albuquerque, New Mexico
1993-1994 OPA Regional Shows: Greenhouse Gallery & Nanette Richardson, Gallery San Antonio, Texas

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2018 Hindes Fine Art 

2014-2012 "Paint The Town"
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 Salon International
2012 Coppini Academy of Arts Fall Exhibition

2009 Hindes Art Classic
2008 SAVA Inaugural Art Gala National Juried Exhibition: "Admiration" 2008
2006 4th Annual San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival Poster/Advisory Board
2005 Ethan Allen 19th Home Interiors Art Fair
2000 Palo Alto Review Art and the Artist
1997-1998 St. Philip's College, Wimberley-Celebration of the Arts, KRLN TV-9 Art Auction and Wimberley
1996 Art Fest 96 and May Garden Show-Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

OTHER:

2018 Instructor Show Hindes Fine Art

2015-Present Some Day I'll Paint

2018-2013 The Montessori School of San Antonio

2014-2013 River City Believers Academy

2011 Poteet Strawberry Festival Poster (125 Years)
2011 CASA Fundraiser
2010-President of Perspectives Gallery of Art
2010 Solo Treasured Restorations & Tobin Hill Arts Alliance
2010 Solo "Favorite Things", Bear Moon Bakery
2009 "Favorite Things" Solo Exhibition 
2009 Art In the Park
2009 Boerne Chocolate Walk Poster
2008 Cibilo Nature Gala-Featured Artist
2008 Haylie Fundraiser
2008-07 Alamo Heights High Fundraiser
2008-2004 San Antonio Montessori Fundraiser
2008 Boerne Convention &Visitors Bureau-Boerne Chocolate Walk
2006 San Antonio Art & Jazz Festival Poster
2006 Transplants For Children
2006 Original Artwork for P.U.S.H. Production: "Sandwich" the Movie
1999 Public Art Installation-Universal City, Texas