Judith Johnson Art

 "The Great Outdoors " A Sonoran Plein Air Painters Exhibit at Agua Caliente Ranch House 12325 E Roger Rd Tucson, AZ 85749 open Thursday - Saturday  9am - 1 pm thru January 22, 2023 Reflections - Agua Caliente 14" x 11"  oil $600 Violet Morning 11" x 14" oil $600

 It is always very heartwarming to have fellow artists purchase your work. I  have so much respect for their art and am so pleased they like mine. Rincon Autumn SOLD Empire Ranch Study SOLD View from Kings Canyon Parking lot-study SOLD

  After my Open Studio Tour, several paintings left to a new home.  It is always so much fun meeting new people and catching up with old friends. Yellow Cholla SOLD Guest Ranch House SOLD Christmas Ornament SOLD Sabino Vista SOLD

Here's a sample of my plein air paintings available today                                                                                   

 

 My neighborhood artists have come together to host an Open Studio Tour. Sunday, December 4, 2022 10 am - 5pm My studio is full of new Plein Air Paintings. Contact me at judithjohnsonart@gmail.com for directions sculptures mosaics ceramics jewelry pastels plein air paintings

 Sonoran Plein Air Painters spent the Wednesdays in the month of  October painting at La Mariposa.  The Event Center has a natural pond and views of the Rincon and Catalina Mountains. We have had a large turnout of artists each week.  After each session we gather together and discuss our paintings.  Morning Walk 20" x 10" oil $400 Catalina View 11" x 14" oil $400

  Available at the Four Corners Gallery Tucson Desert Art Museum 7000 E Tanque Verde Ste. 16 Tucson, Az 85718 520-202-3888 Kings Canyon 10" x 20" oil $800 framed Honeybee Canyon 16" x 8" oil $400 framed Sabino Creek 10" x 8" oil $300 framed Spring Wash 10" x 8" oil $300 framed

Available at the Four Corners Gallery Tucson Desert Art Museum 7000 E Tanque Verde Ste. 16 Tucson, Az 85718 520-202-3888   Here's a couple of  mountain pieces I delivered last week. Dawwn at Golder Ranch Trailhead 10" x 20" oil $800 framed Sonoita Evening 18" x 24" oil $1200 framed After the Rains 11" x 14" oil $600 framed Early Start at Catalina State Park 8" x 10" oil $300 framed Gentle Morning 16" x 8" oil $400 framed

The Sonoran Desert cools in October.   This year we had an unusual amount of rain.  The desert looks greener and fresher.  Autumn in the Rincons 11" x 14" oil $400 Eucalyptus tree at Colombus Park 20" x10" oil $400 La Mariposa Morning 10" x 20" oil $300

Painting in, Painting out a juried show by the Sonoran Plein Air Painters  Stevens Gallery, Salpointe Highschool 1545 Copper Street Tucson, AZ 85704 Sonoita Grasslands 10" x 20" oil on linen panel $700  Framed Sonoita Evening 18" x 24" oil on panel $1200 Framed Afternoon Promise 16" x 20" oil on panel $800 Framed

  This summer I had a large commission of a scene  from the clients window of  Lake Michigan and the Manistee harbor. "M&Ms Manistee View" 24" x 48" oil on canvas Delivered and Hung

 currently showing at the  Amerind Museum Art Gallery 2100 N Amarind RD Dragoon, AZ 85609 520-586-3666 Amethyst Hills 8" x 16" oil on linen panel SOLD Spring Greens in the Wash 10" x 20" oil on linen panel $700

I spent the first half of July painting in the fields by my home.  The ponds and refreshing greens made for a very different palatte than the one I used in Arizona.   The Spartan Field 8" x 10" oil on panel Available Another peaceful day 11" x 14" oil on panel Available

 The sun shining through the woods feels like home to me. "Garden in the woods" 10" x 8" oil on panel a quick 45 minute study

  I have returned to Michigan for the summer and once again  I am challenged with greens!!  a small twenty minute study 8" x 6" oil on panel This is the entrance to one of the blueberry fields at DeGrandchamp Farms

Here are some of my favorite plein air paintings from  spring in the  Sonoran Desert.  Honeybee Canyon at dawn 11" x 14" oil on linen panel Spring Run-off at Pantano Wash 10" x 20" oil on linen panel Amethyst Hills at Saguaro Buttes 8" x 16" oil on linen panel