About Me
Artist's Bio
Judith Ann Wilson
Art—design—creativity, what else is there in life? At least in Judy’s life everything seems to fall under this headline. She started college studying architecture. After two and a half years family responsibilities took her out of the classroom but it couldn’t take the design out of her. Through the years she has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, and even owned her own interior design and staging business. Yet, her favorite time of the day came when she could pick up her brushes and create.
Over the years some things have changed. Persistence has earned her a B.S. in Management with a minor in Art and then a M.A. in Creative Writing; all this was despite complications of living in Europe and stateside military bases as an army pilot’s wife. Occasionally she has displayed and sold what she calls “Idenity Art” which are precise pen and ink drawings customized according to the client’s demands.
Judy’s mediums of choice are acrylic, pastels and stained glass and although she will paint just about anything landscapes seem to be her biggest focus. Whenever possible she has entered some of these more serious pieces of art into local and national art shows particularly in Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and now North Carolina. Occasionally, she has won awards: an Honorable Mention at the “Prayerful Art Show” in Solon Ohio, April 2005, followed by a 2nd Place in the same show in 2006. In 2016 she won a second place in the “Art Alliance Juried Show,” in State College, Pennsylvania. She is represented by “Mac Worthington’s” in Columbus, Ohio and The Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Artist's Statement
Years ago someone asked me why I choose to be an artist. The question took me by surprise. “Choose”—most of us don’t choose to be an artist, we just are. We don’t decide to create—we need to create. Art is not a career choice but simply life. Paint, brushes, pastels, they are as important to me as my fingers. Without my fingers I couldn’t open a jar, but without my paint, brushes, and pastels I couldn’t discover what’s deep inside me. My paintings are representations of the world; not necessarily how they truly exist, but rather how I comprehend their existence. When I spread paint onto a canvas I create, yet, it is nothing more than the simple process of turning something deep inside into a physical presence.
In the past I have studied architecture, worked as an illustrator and Interior Designer, raised a family, and as an army spouse I lived in different states and countries. As an extension of that world, my paintings often follow a similar path. Landscapes and cityscapes are my primary focus. Occasionally, I paint groups of people that I see as they react to the world around them, not as portraits but more like “figurescapes.” No mater the topic or the medium, when the observer views one of my paintings they are looking through a window into my world, my comprehension of reality.