Judy Elias- artist statement

I am an artist. I love to paint.   I paint everyday and my art gives purpose to my life.  I see things in everyday life as paintings - the colors in the shadows, the light coming through the trees, or on buildings,  and the colors in the clouds. Life is a painting!

 I love to travel because it offers so many opportunities to look for painting possibilities.  Art speaks a language that everyone can understand.  It is a great way for people to communicate without saying a word.  Visually you are saying "I love your country".  I believe that art speaks to people in ways that they cannot seem to do directly.  Through art, people of all nationalities can communicate on the same level.

I enjoy painting in series.  My first series was titled "Tables for Two"  It was based on photos I took of café tables set;  anticipating the next diners to occupy them.  They  represent an unknown story which is about to happen.  

Another series that I am still actively working on is of doors in different places around the world where I have traveled to paint. I wrote an essay about the doors and my interest in them in one of my newsletters.  Doors are truly mysterious  and can tap into your imagination in a way you can't resist.    Doors represent new opportunity to me, so this is a very intriguing project.  See what you think when you look at some of these paintings!