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| Turnabout - Carducci watercolor/gouache 13 x 20 |
Although I have seen her only minimally over the past several years, Judy was a constant throughout a major portion of my life. We met through our local arts group The Akron Society of Artists. It was there that we participated in life drawing, critiques, and hosted exhibitions. Her medium of choice was pastel. Mine: watercolor and oil paint. One very hot summer, three of us painted from models one evening a week in the upstairs garret room of The Italian American center in Akron. Judy, Jack Liberman and I comprised our little group. While we did not always agree artistically, I believe that we had so much in common...mainly a great love and respect for the human face and figure.
This particular portrait of Judy was done in 1999 as a group demonstration for
The Hudson Society of Artists. As Judy lived in Hudson, she was a ready volunteer. Reference photos were shot and the painting was finished later on in my studio. The painting was exhibited in Watercolor Ohio 2000 sponsored by The Ohio Watercolor Society and was purchased for their permanent collection.
I believe that each artist's personal aesthetic is comprised of all she has viewed and experienced and loved. So....Judy was and is and will be a part of my work...forever.
Judith B. Carducci. She was 86.
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| Jack Liberman 2004 |
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| Judy Carducci 2004 |
