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Judith HeartSong Fine Art
This painting
originated from a
red sunflower cut
at Butler’s
Orchard in the
metro DC area.
Backlit in the
studio amazing
shades of red and
orange just lit up
this favorite flower
of mine.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Orange Sunflower Reverse
On a trip to Los
Angeles to sign
prints for the
cruise lines, I
rented a
convertible for
the trip and drove
to Santa Barbara
one day. Outside a
mission I found
this stately old
agave and took
reference photos
for later use.
30 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Agave
At the La Brea tar
pits in Los Angeles
there is a shaded
water garden with
a koi pond. The
light was perfect
on the afternoon of
my visit, allowing
a view to the rocks
at the bottom of
the pond that I
found inspiring.
16 x 22
acrylic on canvas
Koi
From a lovely
bundle of
snapdragons
purchased at the
134 year old
Eastern Market
in downtown
Washington, DC
-before the fire
that ravaged the
building in 2007.
30 x 40
acrylic on canvas
Snapdragons
Waterlilies
photographed at
Mystic Aquarium
on a windy day
became the
subject for a
panoramic
painting that
took months to
complete in the
studio.
48 x 24
acrylic on canvas
Waterlilies
One of the first
goddess archetypes
painted many years
ago. It was shown at
ArtWorks Orlando, a
gallery owned by
my good friend Kitty
Petterson who
passed away some
time ago. My work
won an award and
a great review in
the Orlando
Sentinel.
original 22.5 x 15
watercolor and gold
ink on d’Arches
paper
Goddess from the LIGHT
Series
From a fun new
series of butterfly
studies for 2011
painted on
unbleached linen
canvases.
30 x 24
acrylic on
unbleached linen
canvas
Bottle Blue Butterfly
Mixed media
with antique
bottle, cast glass
feet, kiln-formed
glass lid and
silver leafed
stars.
12 x 15 x 3
mixed media
Catch a Falling Star
Mixed Media Box
A spring
hyacinth
purchased at
Behnke’s
Nursery (a metro
DC treasure)
came back to the
studio to be
photographed for
references for
later work.
Behnke’s is also
delighted to let
artists
photograph
flowers on site.
24 x 36
acrylic on canvas
Hyacinth
Some beautiful
flowers led to a
bright study in
the studio.
30 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Bright Birthday Bouquet
Painted from
sunflowers cut at
Butler’s Orchard,
these sunflowers
were photographed
in the studio for
later paintings.
This piece is one of
the paintings
featured on
Princess Cruise
Line and the
Cunard Line Queen
Mary 2.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Allegoryin
Yellows
A mixed media
postcard design
for a gallery
show in Los
Angeles in 2008.
6 x 30
watercolor, inks,
& gold leaf on
d’Arches paper
Postcard Art for the i-5 Gallery
ShowLos Angeles, California
2008
Photographed at
the Philadelphia
Flower Show for
painting
references I took
pictures of a host
of white flowers
that day… so
fitting for the
snowstorm in
progress outside
the convention
center.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
White Tulips
Calla Lilies
photographed on
a trip to San
Diego where I
saw calla lilies
everywhere in the
art. The
inspiration came
home with me to
the studio.
36 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Callas
Theresa has been a
good friend for
many years and
she asked me to
create a mixed
media letter for her
“Letter Project”. I
was happy to
oblige her request
with this piece.
Mixed media with
turning wheel on
d’Arches paper
Mixed Media Letter for Author Theresa Williams
A watercolor still life
painted during one of
my Wild Watercolor
Workshops. A loose
and squishy painting
workshop for all skill
levels and abilities.
30 x 22.5
watercolor on
d’Arches paper
Lemons Still Life
A commissioned
piece for a good
friend in North
Carolina hangs
above the stone
fireplace of his
house on a
mountain-top.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Rhododendrons
Another goddess
archetype from a
series that I work
on once a year or
so.
Watercolor and
gold ink on
d’Arches paper
Goddess from the LIGHT
Series
Painted for the
8th annual
Charity Golf
Tournament at
the Medal of
Honor Golf
Course in
Quantico,
Virginia by
invitation.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Lavender Rose
The second of a
series of nautilus
shells painted for
prints featured
on Princess
Cruise Line and
the Queen Mary
2.
18 x 18
acrylic on canvas
Nautilus Shell
From a tiny succulent
photographed at
Behnke’s Nursery.
The painting wraps
around the canvas
edges as most of my
works do so that you
can frame…. or not.
24 x 24
acrylic on canvas
Pale Green Succulent
Another goddess
archetype from a
series that I work
on once a year or
so.
Watercolor and
gold ink on
d’Arches paper
Goddess from the LIGHT
Series
Some large
splashy d’Anjou
pears painted for
a watercolor
demonstration
for visitors to my
studio.
Original 30 x
22.5
watercolor on
d’Arches paper
Pears Watercolor
Demonstration
Mixed media
artist box with
decoupage,
original
watercolor,
driftwood, sea
glass, Cape May
diamonds, empty
paint tubes,
sand, urchin
tests, soap box
and poured
acrylic.
Summertime Mixed Media
Box
Some favorite birds
of the Eastern
Shore including
Red Knots (lower
right) and the
colorful pebbles of
the beaches there.
This painting took
months to
complete.
48 x 24
acrylic on canvas
Delaware Shorebirds
Painted first as a
watercolor study
for a Wild
Watercolor
Workshop, this
painting evolved
from the initial
study and
reference photos.
The Splash Bowl is
by Engler Glass.
40 x 30
acrylic on canvas
Summer Pears
A sunflower field
photographed here
in Montgomery
County, Maryland
became the subject
for this panoramic
painting. More
than 500 reference
photos ensure that
there will be more
paintings in the
series.
48 x 24
acrylic on canvas
7 Sisters
A mixed media
piece assembled
in a found
drawer with a
handmade
wooden ladder,
wooden egg,
antique bottle
and key, Italian
glass tiles, and
cut metal flames.
Personal Shrine
From a fun new
series of butterfly
studies for 2011
painted on
unbleached linen
canvases.
30 x 24
acrylic on
unbleached linen
canvas
Lime Green and Blue Butterfly
A peacock painted on
a red ground that I
had seen in my mind’s
eye for a very long
time eventually was
licensed by the
company
Transformational
Threads for a limited
edition series of
embroideries
handmade in
Vietnam.
36 x 36
acrylic on canvas
Peacock Crimson
From a new series
of stacked stones
paintings begun in
2010 from stones
that I gather here,
there, and
everywhere in my
travels.
20 x 60
acrylic on canvas
Stacked Stones I
Judith works in acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media on canvas, fine papers, wood, and found substrates. Her large-scale florals and paintings of bits and pieces of the natural world and animal kingdom have earned her a dedicated following of collectors over the span of her career - celebrating her 30th year as a professional artist in 2011.
Judith’s licensed images are available on the ships of Princess Cruise Line, the Cunard Line Queen Mary 2, and through Transformational Threads - with her acrylic painting Peacock Crimson offered in a limited edition series of handmade Vietnamese thread paintings featured in a Smithsonian Trunk show at the Freer + Sackler Galleries in Washington, DC in 2010. With work in numerous public and private collections, one of Judith’s paintings was presented to Hillary Rodham Clinton at President Clinton’s first inauguration in 1993. Judith has painted a number of large-scale murals along the Eastern Seaboard, including a large Sumatran-themed mural at the National Zoo in 2003.
Judith spent her childhood out in nature, in the woods and along the creek beds of Northern Pennsylvania. What started as a childhood diversion turned into a lifelong love affair with the natural world, expressed through the art she has created professionally for the last 29 years. The lush shapes of plants, flowers and animals in her acrylics and watercolors are joyfully exuberant and alive with color.
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