Judith Johnson Art

Painting on location this past year gave me the opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old friends. These are just a few of my painting buddies                    

December at Sabino Creek is one of my favorite times.   The cottonwoods turn yellow and orange. This years rain filled the creek with bubbling water. The sun is at an angle that gives beautiful shadows. Sabino Creek 10" x 8" oil on canvas panel

I just delivered two paintings to  Toscana Studio and Gallery  for a Holiday Tea and Art Reception Guest Ranch House 10" x 8" oil on gessobord  framed    $300 Yellow Season 8" x 10" oil on canvas panel  framed  $300

I recently visited Michigan for the birth of a grandchild.  We arrived to Fall Color and woke up the next morning to an early snow.  I had an opportunity to paint the interesting combination of fall foliage and heavy snow.   This "plein air" was painted looking out my window. It was only about 20 degrees out.   The snow had stopped falling, but the skies were grey and the ground almost shadow-less. But, the soft colors of the fall foliage peeking through intrigued me. 10" x 20 " oil on canvas panel Another "plein air" from out a window.   The sun came out and I furiously painted for about 45 minutes.   The sun is never out long in the southwest Michigan winters. 10" x 8" oil on canvas panel This is a painting I did from a photo I snapped during one of the brief periods of sun.  An old tree is bent over a small pond.   Many adults and children have climbed out that trunk to have their pictures taken.