Judy Welsh

The Light Keeper's House
23 x 30 Original $1,500 (Prints Available)

As a fourth generation Californian, Judy Welsh was born in Long Beach and grew up in the coastal town of Santa Barbara. Her love of the outdoors has been nurtured by the beauty of her state, from the sea to the Sierras. Since early childhood, painting has been a way of "seeing" for Judy, as she watched and participated while her mother taught painting classes.

University training brought more serious involvement in art for Judy, resulting in a Degree in Fine Art and eventually graduate work at San Jose State University.

As a freelance artist, Judy has painted and drawn in all mediums. Her work is represented in private and public collections. She has been guest artist at several one-person privately sponsored art shows, as well as an artistic consultant for home and business concerns. By invitation she has participated in the Santa Clara University Annual Art and Flowers Show at the De Saisset Museum. Judy was also invited to exhibit her work at the Silicon Ball, Santa Clara Valley's most gala annual event. She has received awards for her work from a variety of organizations and events, although she considers her greatest achievement to be the loving and raising of three children to become wonderful adults.

Charlotte's Gift
Watercolor 23 x 15
Prints $195

Artist Statement The joy of echoing the Creator by giving birth to a work in just "my way," authenticates uniqueness. The ability to create is a gift that produces the greatest delight within me. I love the juicy pigment of watercolor and it's seductive translucency. The allusiveness of control over the medium contributes to the exhilaration when a "winner" finally is produced. It is this process, that captivates me.

The Fifth Day Watercolor 23 x 30
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Masquelier, San Jose, CA

Museum Exhibits
1998 6th Biennial Watercolor Competition
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
1998 Open Juried Exhibition.
Tait Museum, Los Gatos, CA
1998 Poetic Visions
Tait Musuem, Lose Gatos, CA
1996 Arts & Flowers
De Saisset Museum
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Education
1966 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art
San Jose University
San Jose, CA
1992 Post Graduate Work in Painting
San Jose University
San Jose, CA

Juried Exhibits
1998 California Watercolor Association
30th Annual
San Francisco, CA
1998 Society of Western Artists 48th Annual
San Francisco, CA
1998 Santa Cruz Art League
68th Annual
Santa Cruz, CA
1998 Invitational Group Exhibit
Mirrasou Winery, San Jose, CA
1997 California Watercolor Association 29th Annual
Concord, CA
1997 All Creatures Great and Small, Fine Art League
Belmont, CA - First Place
1997 Silicon Valley Ball Art Auction
San Jose, CA
1997 Invitational Group Exhibit
Mirrasou Winery, San Jose, CA
1996 Santa Cruz County Fair
Watsonville, CA Merit Award
1996 Saratoga Rotary Art Show
Saratoga, CA
1996 Mountain View Cultural Center
Mountain View, CA

Affiliations Allied Artists West
California Watercolor Association
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Association
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Poppies Watercolor 23 x 30
Prints $300