Author Archives: Judy Shreve

About Judy Shreve

Blogging for me is like keeping a journal which I have done in various forms since I can remember. But what's great about this format is it offers an opportunity to explore all the things that interest me as an artist with others. Blogging seems to strengthen that sense of being part of both something personal and something universal. It takes the journaling idea and expands it through visitor's comments creating a valuable dialog that connects us to each other no matter where we live. I enjoy responding to each comment and warmly welcome your visits. email: judyshreve at mac dot com

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“Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous – ‘I don’t know.’” -Wislawa Szymborska The above piece is mixed media on birch panel, sanded, more paints, scraped, sanded and finished with a layer of beeswax and then scraped again and … Continue reading

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“He Dreamed He Could Sing”

Mixed media – acrylics, water color, collage elements. “Make for yourself a world you can believe in. It sounds simple, I know, but it’s not. Listen. There are a million worlds you could make for yourself. Everyone you know has … Continue reading

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Road Trip-Back In The Studio-Color Class

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive and it is only by this meeting that the new world is born.” -Anais Nin I picked up my new car on Thursday and what do … Continue reading

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Folk Art Piece

This is my first attempt at a larger canvas. I have one piece that was 18×10, but the majority of my two dimensional work up to this point has been 8×8 – 12×12. This one is 24×24. It was hard … Continue reading

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My Valentine’s Poem

Love’s Measure Our gifts of attention show where our hearts belong in that first moment in quiet stillness  transcendence is always possible in any living moment we can know love the secret lies in listening with your heart and discovering … Continue reading

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Versatile Blogger Award

Meredith at Whynot Pottery included my blog in her Versatile Blogger Award post this morning — thank you! Blogging is such an interesting format for meeting like-minded folks. It always amazes me that anyone is at all interested in what I … Continue reading

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On The Lookout for Joy

“In the silence of listening, you can know yourself in everyone, the unseen singing softly to itself and to you.” -Rachel Naomi Remen I started working on my large folk art piece. This is a 24″x 24″ birch panel – … Continue reading

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New Work at Galerie Matilda

  ” . . .and above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” -Roald Dahl … Continue reading

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Acrylic’s Class – Collage & a New Poem

“With each painting I create, I come closer to a subconscious ideal. Yet, this is a fleeting gesture – I no sooner finish a painting than I want to move on – forward in my yearning for the ideal. No … Continue reading

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Newest Addition

  I’m so excited. I ordered a new mini this weekend. This will be my third Mini. First I had a British green Mini Cooper S and next – which I currently drive – is a Chocolate Cooper S Clubman. … Continue reading

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