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JUDY LARSON - PAWS AND REFLECT

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JUDY LARSON - PAWS AND REFLECT
Judy Larson - Paws And Reflect - Limited Edition Print - Imaage Size: 16"W X 20"H. - Edition Size:3250 - Published From The Artist'S Original Work. - Click Here To Explore The Hidden Image Keys In Judy Larson'S Fine Art. "Paws And Reflect" Was Inspired By Two Experiences — Two Very Different Experiences, But With One Fundamental Similarity. Tia Was A Tamed Mountain Lion, Old And A Little Too Well Nourished But Definitely A Beauty. She Greeted Her Owner With Soft, Throaty Noises And Purrs And Rubbed Against His Leg Like A House Cat. In Sharp Contrast To Tia Was A Mountain Lion I Met At A Rehabilitation Center. She Was Obviously Terrified Of Humans And Cowered And Hissed As People Walked By Her Cage. Returning Her To The Wild Was Not An Option Since She Had Been Declawed. In "Paws And Reflect," The Fallen Feather Represents An Eagle Free, Free To Drop A Feather During Fight Or Flight. Perhaps Many Eagles Have Soared Above These Rocks And Found Refuge There. The Mountain Lion, Likewise, Even In The Wild, Takes Time To Enjoy His Freedom, To Play And To Wonder. "Paws And Reflect" Celebrates That Freedom.………Judy Larson Judy Larson Always Knew She Was Going To Be An Artist. She Was Surrounded By Them As A Child, And Was Particularly Inspired By Her Father, A Professional Illustrator. Judy Received A Bachelor Of Science Degree In Commercial Art From Pacific Union College In Northern California, Then Spent The Next 17 Years As A Commercial Artist, Illustrator And Art Director. In 1988, Influenced By Her Love Of Nature And Animals, Judy Devoted Her Time To Wildlife Art. Her Primary Focus In Each Of Her Paintings Is The Animal, With The Horse As A Recurring Subject. Her Unique Approach To Her Work Is Through The Use Of Scratch Board--A Technique That Can Render Magnificent Detail But One Requiring Infinite Patience. Scratch Board, An Old, But Little Used Medium, Consists Of A Smooth, Thin Surface Of Hardened China Clay Applied To A Board. The Subject Is Then Painted Solidly With Black India Ink To Create A Silhouette. Now The Exacting Work Begins, Engraving The Image Into The Surface Of The Artwork. While Many Artists Use Steel Nibs Or Engraving Tools, Judy Prefers To Work With X-Acto Blades, Changing Them Ever Few Minutes To Produce As Fine A Line As Possible. Once The Subject Has Been Totally Scratched, It Is A Finished Black And White Illustration, Ready For The Artist To Add Color. The Methods Of Adding Color Are Diverse. Judy Prefers A Combination Of Airbrush, Gouache Or Acrylics For Finishing, With Frequent Rescratching For Detail. Scratch Board Is A Demanding Medium, One That Judy Has Used Masterfully In Developing Her Unique Approach To Wildlife Art.