It finally came together. Sixteen years ago I figured out what I wanted to do. As a child I liked to make things--from "clay pots" in the mud in our woodsy backyard to "perfume" from rose petals. Then there were the floor plans I'd sketch, often using the letters of the alphabet for the shape of the house. I have always liked arts and crafts, architecture, colors, and texture. It was worth the wait and the journey was a good one...and it continues!
Contact me: Email [email protected]
Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/judithelder5/
My artwork was featured at Current and Furbish in the Fairhaven District of Bellingham, WA for Fourth Friday Art Walk of November 2018.
My artwork was featured at Two Rivers Gallery in Wenatchee on July 6, 2018, for First Friday.
I am an Artomat artist...if you don't know what Artomat is, check out this website: http://www.artomat.org/
I have paintings on DailyPaintworks.com and on Etsy.com
My artwork was on display on Friday, June 6, 2014, at the Stamp and Coin Place for Friday's Art Walk, Bellingham, WA
Member of online website Daily Paintworks since May 2013
Member, Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee, WA, 2riversgallery.com
Paris No. 128
 London No. 122
Fourth Friday November 2018 at Current & Furbish, Fairhaven (Bellingham)
Paris - View from Montparnasse Tower
Okinawa - This is where we bought our tofu.
Osaka - A Good Place for Breakfast
Star Ferry, Hong Kong
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Sold
No Cars (London) - 2017
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My "drawing with a sewing machine" work was on display at Social Fabric in Bellingham January 2017.
"Rain" - Sold
Sailing on the Lady Washington, 2016 -
Sold
Rue Rambuteau
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"Sisters" - Sold
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Paris No. 103
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San Juan Islands No. 3
On the ferry to Orcas Island, 2016, San Juan Islands No. 2 - Sold
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San Juan Islands No. 1 - Sold
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A Good Place For Breakfast, Osaka
Farmers' Market - Sold
Benten Temple, Naha, Okinawa
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Wait For Me
"Pilings" in the San Juan Islands. Sold
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"A Quiet Morning"
I believe it was a Sunday morning, quite early, when my husband and I ventured out to ride a double-decker bus in Hong Kong. We sat in the front seat of the upper deck with a clear view of what was ahead of us. We hadn't made a plan, so we didn't know where the bus was going (except away from the center of Kowloon where our hotel was!). We rode it "out" and then got off and then spent the morning on a meandering walk heading "back" to where we were pretty sure our hotel was. We have often done this type of adventure in foreign cities, where we drive "somewhere" or take a bus or subway "somewhere" and discover a lot about how people really live in these various places. These adventures often become some of our best memories. The photo I painted from was taken in 1979.
The Neptune
Traffic on a Rainy Night, Sold
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Seattle Bus on a Rainy Night
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The Writer's Desk
Carnaby Street
Something completely different
from my usual style...I had Matisse
on my mind while working on this.
I love his use of color and pattern.
And I like to play around with
different styles of painting.
Detail of a Bouquiniste
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Paris No. 100
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Marais, Paris No. 98
Downtown With Snowflakes
For Paris - Sold
Statue at Versailles
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Downtown
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Opera Garnier, Paris No. 96
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By the Seine, Paris No. 95
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Guest Room
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Sami helps me with many of my projects.
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Versailles Backyard
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Lamp and Mirror - Sold
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Paris No. 94 - Sold
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Paris No. 90
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Paris No. 93
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Paris No. 91
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Paris No. 89
Paris No. 88
Paris No. 87
6th Arrondissement, Paris No. 86
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Paris No. 85 - Sold
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Sold
Grand Staircase in the Paris Opera House
The Latona Fountain, Versailles
Ballerina, Paris No. 78, This painting was hanging in the Paris Opera House in 2012. I wish I knew who the artist was, anyone??
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Detail
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Browsing at a Bouquiniste, Paris No. 77
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Detail
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On a Corner of Rue des Archives, Paris No. 76
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Tokyo's Imperial Palace
6" x 12"
NFS
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Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 8" x 6", acrylic paints on gessobord with a glossy varnish.
Children's Day...a national holiday in Japan. Families with boys fly these carp flags, or windsocks. Painted on 8" x 6" gessobord.
Hong Kong. Painted from a photo I took back in 1979. I suppose the colors in this painting are somewhat muted because the photo is faded.
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A path somewhere on the island of Okinawa, Japan. 8" x 6" on gessobord. Sold
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Paris No. 71, Gilbert Jaune, Sold
One of my customers sent this photo to me. I love how she framed the painting and it goes so nicely with her decor! Thanks Kimberly!!
Lady Washington, 8" x 6" Sold
I-5 Seattle
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Smith Tower
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Parking, Paris No. 68
These strollers were parked
by a children's playground
at Luxembourg Gardens.
Paramount Theater, Seattle
Seattle's Freeway Park
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Holly St., Bellingham
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Victoria, 5" x 7", I painted this from a 20 year old photo I took in Victoria, Texas--a small town with beautiful, large Victorian homes. The photo colors were somewhat faded, so I wanted a faded look for my painting.
Orcas Island Rocks, 4" x 4", If you want to "get away," try visiting Orcas Island.
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On Camano
7" x 5"
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View From the Palace Window
5" x 7"
Chickens at the Corner
6" x 6"
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A restaurant somewhere in Paris, 10" x 8" on gessobord.
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Sold
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Paris No. 55
The Louvre,
Paris No. 53
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Another Bouquiniste,
Paris No. 54
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Art Center
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Harris Ave
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St. Regis Cafe,
Paris No. 52
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One of my customers bought a lot of my paintings, framed them, and hung them on a wall in her home. Thank you Gwen!!
Hawaiian Chieftain No. 2, September 2014 - Sold
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Hawaiian Chieftain, September 2014 - Sold
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Painting in Progress
I'm going to post paintings once in awhile in different stages as I work on them. The one below is of a street scene in the city where I live. It is finished!
B'ham No. 8
White House, B'ham No. 9, Sept 2014
The Bay, B'ham No. 6, August 2014, 5" x 7"
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Bank Clock, B'ham No. 7, August 2014, 7" x 5", Sold
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Flowers,
B'ham No. 5,
August 2014
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Bouquet of Blue,
A New Leaf (flower shop),
6" x 6",
August 2014,
B'ham No. 2
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Green Table,
A New Leaf
Flower Shop,
August 2014, 6" x 6",
B'ham No. 3
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Cut Bouquets,
A New Leaf Flower Shop,
August 2014,
12" x 9",
B'ham No. 4
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Sunny Flowers,
A New Leaf Flower Shop,
August 2014,
8" x 8",
B'ham No. 1
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Blue Bench at Versailles
7" x 5"
Paris No. 46,
Lamp in Paris Opera House Gift Shop,
5" x 7" - Sold
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Paris No. 45,
Artist's Canvas at the Louvre,
7" x 5"
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Paris No. 44, Looking Northeast, 5" x 7"
Versailles No. 13, Petit Trianon, 10" x 8", Sold
Paris No. 41
Visions of St. Regis,
5" x 7"
London Street
7" x 5"
Versailles No. 12
7" x 5" on gessobord
May 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
May 2014
Versailles No. 11
7" x 5" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold
7" x 5" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold
Versailles No. 10
8" x 8" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold
8" x 8" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold
Paris No. 37
Montparnasse
Montparnasse
Paris No. 36
Old Stairs
7" x 5" on gessobord
Old Stairs
7" x 5" on gessobord
Paris No. 35
Inside Notre Dame
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Inside Notre Dame
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Versailles No. 9
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 33,
Rainy
Sold
Rainy
Sold
Paris No. 32
Shops By Place des Vosges
7" x 5" on gessobord
April 2014
Sold
Shops By Place des Vosges
7" x 5" on gessobord
April 2014
Sold
Paris No. 31
5" x 7" on gessobord
Sold
5" x 7" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 30
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
$50
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
$50
Paris No. 29, Opera House Library
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 28
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 27, Bouquinistes
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 26, Arc de Triomphe
March 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
March 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold
Paris No. 25
March 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
$50
March 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
$50
Paris No. 24, Notre Dame
March 2014
Sold
March 2014
Sold
Paris No. 23
March 2014
Sold
March 2014
Sold
Louvre No. 9
March 2014
$50
March 2014
$50
Paris No. 22
10" x 8" on gessobord
March 2014
10" x 8" on gessobord
March 2014
Paris No. 21
March 2014
12" x 9" on gessobord
March 2014
12" x 9" on gessobord
Louvre No. 8
March 2014
Sold
March 2014
Sold
Paris No. 20
"Reflections"
February 2014
Sold
"Reflections"
February 2014
Sold
Paris No. 19
7" x 5" x 7/8" on gallery-wrapped canvas
February 2014
7" x 5" x 7/8" on gallery-wrapped canvas
February 2014
Paris No. 18
February 2014
Sold
February 2014
Sold
Paris No. 17
February 2014
Sold
February 2014
Sold
Versailles No. 8
Footstool
February 2014
Sold
Footstool
February 2014
Sold
Paris No. 16
"Across the Way"
February 2014
Sold
"Across the Way"
February 2014
Sold
2014
Sold
acrylic
6" x 6" on gessobord
6" x 6" on gessobord
Paris No. 15
Sold
Sold
Paris No. 14 or Outside the City
Camano Island Barn
Teacups, SOLD
Paris No. 13
Paris No. 12
Royal Hem
September 2013 - Sold
Louvre No. 7
Napoleon III's staircase
Sold
Sold
Paris No. 11
Paris No. 11
Home Away From Home
August 2013
Sold
Home Away From Home
August 2013
Sold
Louvre No. 6
View from one of the Louvre buildings.
8" x 10"
August 2013
Sold
8" x 10"
August 2013
Sold
Luxembourg Gardens No. 3
The Medici Fountain
July 2013
Sold
July 2013
Sold
Versailles No. 7
One of the buildings in Marie Antoinette's Hamlet
7" x 5"
June 2013
7" x 5"
June 2013
Paris No. 10
7" x 5"
June 2013
Sold
June 2013
Sold
Paris No. 9
View from Montparnasse Tower
June 2013
Sold
June 2013
Sold
Louvre No. 4
Mother and Child
May 2013
Sold
May 2013
Sold
Versailles No. 6
Somewhere in the palace.
April 2013 7" x 5"
Sold
April 2013 7" x 5"
Sold
Versailles No. 5 Sold
A dinner fit for a queen...like Marie Antoinette! Without the food. This table setting is in the same room at the Palace of Versailles that the screen below is in. In this painting I tried loosening up my brush strokes more than I did in the painting below. Periodically, I have to remind myself to do this because I like the outcome better. The painting below doesn't seem quite right to me, but in looking at a reference photo I noticed a chandelier hanging in the foreground...might add it.
April 2013 6" x 6"
April 2013 6" x 6"
Versailles No. 4
An ornate screen sits in the corner of a room in the palace.
April 2013
Sold
April 2013
Sold
Paris No. 8
Catacombs Crowd...We waited in line for two hours to get into the catacombs. Interestingly, once my younger daughter and I got down into the catacombs, the crowds disappeared and we found ourselves alone in darkened halls beneath the streets of Paris. Where did everybody go?
March 2013 6" x 6"
March 2013 6" x 6"
Paris No. 7
Mosaic floor at the Paris Opera House.
February 2013 6" x 6"
February 2013 6" x 6"
Luxembourg Gardens No. 2
A beautiful statue amidst the green of the gardens and framed by a graceful tree.
August 2012
August 2012
Paris No. 6
Etienne Marcel..by Antonin Idrac ..next to Hotel de Ville. .After my trip this summer, I appreciate statues so much more than I did...in fact, I love them. And I'm finding that I also love to paint them.
September 2012
September 2012
Paris No. 5
Place des Vosges is a 17th century park in Paris. It's surrounded by beautiful, brick residences. Victor Hugo lived here. The park itself is not fancy, but it stole my heart.
August 2012
Sold
August 2012
Sold
Versailles No. 3
Inside the palace...one of many ornate rooms.
August 2012
Sold
August 2012
Sold
Versailles No. 2
Le Petite Trianon, Versailles, was Marie's little house.
NFS
August 2012
NFS
August 2012
Paris No. 4
The street signs are so easy to see. This is one of my favorite streets in the Marais District.
August 2012
Sold
August 2012
Sold
London No. 1
By now, maybe you figured out that I went to Paris this summer. Well, I also went to London...for about 8 hours. There really are double-decker buses all over the place, so I had to paint one. August 2012
Louvre No. 3
August 2012
Sold
Louvre No. 2
August 2012
Luxembourg Palace
July 2012 - NFS
Versailles #1
July 2012
Luxembourg Gardens No. 1
July 2012, Sold
Louvre No. 1
July 2012
Notre Dame No. 1
July 2012
NFS
Paris #2
July 2012
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Paris #1
July 2012
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Other Work...
Lace Leaf - oil - October 2011
Chumstick Cat - September 2011
For sale at Two Rivers Gallery - Nov & Dec
SOLD
Rock and River
"Greytail"
Bridge Over Ravenna. July 2011
"Coffee With the Times"
June 2011
Houses and Homes
House on a Hill - Dec 2011
Victorian in Spokane. August 2011. NFS
Design No. 91 NFS
Our friend is the minister at this church in North Carolina. (Not for sale)
Hazel's Home - NFS
Homestead