ARTIST STATEMENT

Judy Grupp

There is a box of 64 crayons in every one of my paintings. Those crayons are my first memory of making art, of going down the rabbit hole and giving life to my imagination. I’ve continued to maintain my studio in that rabbit hole, creating whimsical, colorful illustrations and paintings that always tell a story, the yin and yang in every secret garden, and the wonder of whimsy.

I am a mixed media artist in the truest sense. My painting style is a blend of realism and abstract, with an illustrative quality. Acrylic paint, colored pencils, and collage ephemera are my favorite material, but I am open to using anything from vintage door knobs to antique music paper and buttons.

My paintings are conceptual, coming from the  ideas living in my head transformed into my art. Even though my paintings are planned and methodically created, it is still my imagination in the rabbit hole leading the way. My art is everything I wish I was in real life. I am the crayon box and my art is the magic that lives inside.

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