Water Colors

Biography

Judy Welsh holds a bachelor’s degree in fine art from San Jose State University, where she also did graduate work in art.  Her work has been accepted into Splash 9 in 2006 and Splash 14 in 2013 by North Light Books. She won second place in the recent landscape competition sponsored by International Artist Magazine.  She is a signature member of the California Watercolor Association and has received awards for her work in their annual national exhibitions.  Judy has curated many exhibits, taught art to all ages and consulted for business and private concerns.  Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe and Japan.

 Artist Statement

 I grew up in the California coastal town of Santa Barbara.  The surrounding beauty of my state from the sea to the Sierras nourished my love of the outdoors. I respond to the beauty of creation with a thankfulness that I can only express in paint.  Painting has been a source of delight for me since early childhood; graduate work in art expanded my artistic horizons and my passion to paint. One of my greatest joys is to paint en plein air, describing the color, the contrasts, and the contours of the viewed landscape. Another delight is developing conceptual art that impacts the viewer with transcendent understanding. Experiencing the emotion of the moment and translating it into paint — this is what has captured me.