Blue Flower Pot - July 7, 2018
Media: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 9x12 inches
Flower Pots in the Garden - July 7, 2018
Media: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 12x9 incnes
Judith can be contacted by e-mail at judith@judithmcrae.com
I love the way incandescent light caresses the curve of a beautiful wine bottle or glass. I love the slender branch of a tree or vine as it escapes into the air. I love the rugged surface of concrete, and the subtle, wonderful colors you find when you pick up a handful of pebbles. I love how posing the mannequin into an otherwise ordinary still life suddenly turns it into a child's play house: she makes ordinary objects seem to become huge, and without changing form or appearance, they suddenly turn into furniture. Even more interesting to me is how I can put objects together that seem to have nothing to do with each other, and a narrative emerges from the unexpected encounter. (Sizes are in inches.)
From Studio #105-1811:
I did these two out in Sharon Graham Sargent's backyard when I was visiting her.
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Blue Flower Pot - July 7, 2018 Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 9x12 inches |
Flower Pots in the Garden - July 7, 2018 Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 12x9 incnes |
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These were created for the "UP close" show which took place at the Coffee House Sanctuary from March 7th to 27th, 2014. There are also others that were begun for this series, which I haven't yet had time to finish. My hope is to complete the rest of the series and post it here for your enjoyment. In this series, the lightbulb represents the protagonist in a coming-of-age story in which the protagonist discovers his vocation, together with the meaning of his life. |
I received a female mannequin as a Christmas gift from my father in 1992. He got it at Cowan Office Supplies in the town of Nelson, which, despite its name, is actually one of the better stocked artists' supply stores in that part of the world. The teddy bear chair was purchased some years later at a craft shop in Crawford Bay that no longer exists; there's a health food restaurant in the spot that it once occupied. These paintings are small studies, done in the style of my ever-evolving personal version of Expressionism. They were posed on the still-life stand at the studio, and they are autobiographical expressions. They signify the moods I happened to be in at the time I was painting them. All except "Tea and Oysters" were painted in one sitting. |
Uncategorized Works
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| "The Green Vase" - January 2015
Media: Acrylic on particle board Size: 11x8inches |
"My Father's House #1" - 2010 Media: Acrylic on canvas board. Size: 9x12 inches. Not for sale SL039 |
"My Father's House #2" - 2010 Media: Acrylic on canvas board. Size: 9x12 inches. Not for sale SL040 |
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| "A Dutch Child's Christmas" - 2004
Media: Acrylic on canvas board. Size: 7x5 inches. |
"The Babes Are Going Media: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 8x10 inches.
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"Kerosene Lamp with Camera and Chains" - 2004 Media: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 8x10 inches. |
"Rose Bowl with Pebbles and Frog: Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 18x14 inches
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| "Wheat and Chaff Blues" - 2004
Media: Acrylic on Canvas. Size: 16x20 inches. Gift to Scott Kelly, June 2021 |
"Outdoor Drinking Fountain" - 2004
Media: Acrylic on particle board Size: 7x7 inches |
"The Leader's Cabin" - 2004
Media: Acrylic on plywood Size: 8x10.75 inches Location unknown |
"Wild Grasses" - 2002 Media: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 12x16 inches. |
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| "Standing Rose with Rosaries" - 2001
Media: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 24x28 inches |
"Rosaries" - December 2001 Media: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 11x14 inches |
"Heather" - 2000
Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 8x10 inches |
"Still Life with Bicycle Tire" - 1999 Media: Acrylic on canvas. Size: 14x11 inches |
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| "Remembrance of Forgetfulness" - 1999
Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 46x30 inches |
"Trinity #2" or "Study in Glass Media: Oil on canvas Size: 82 x 54 inches |
"Sounds on a Suburban Street" - 1995 Media: Oil on plywood. Size: 14x12 inches. |
"Interior of Sacred Heart Church Media: Graphite on paper Size: 9x12 inches |
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| "Old Fitzgerald" - 1988
Media: Oil on cotton cloth Size: 28x48 inches |
Media: Oil on Canvas Size: 10x8 inches |
"Hat and Coat" - 1988 Media: Oil on Canvas Size: 10x8 inches |
"Carpentry Still Life" - 1987 Media: Oil on canvas Size: 16x12 inches |
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| "Irony" - 1987
Media: oil on canvas Size: 22x28 inches |
"Ash Tray" - 1990 oil on paper Size: 10x12 inches |
"Pebbles" - 1983
oil on canvas 24x36 inches |
"Trinity" - 1983
oil on canvas 48x24 inches |
"Studio Still Life" - 1988