Nappers oil, 16” x 20” (Prints also available)

the art of Judy Minor 15 South St. E., Aylmer West, Ont. N5H 1P5

email info@judyminor.ca website www.judyminor.ca Facebook Page

Art journal

‘Greetings to all, and the very best to you for 2014. A sampling of paintings will follow, plus some odds and ends on the

reverse which might be of interest. Enjoy!’ Judy

newsletter 2014

Well Served

This gear is veteran of countless fires; the painting is trib-

ute to any who wear it. (The full story about this work is on

her website) (Prints also available)

Waiting for Spring oil, 12” by 21” (Prints also available)

Ladies in Waiting (3” by 3”, oil) (sold)

Best Portrait at the MPSGS in Washington DC, the oldest

Miniature Society in North America and the second oldest in

the world.

The images below are shown actual size.

I Like Red (2.5” by 3.5”, oil)

Best in Still Life at the Cider Painters of America International

Miniature Show, Pennsylvania.

Ordering by mail Judy has acquired much experience ship-ping works around the globe now—for details, please consult the ‘ordering information’ page on her website. She offers Paypal for online credit card transactions.

The Creamery (2.5” by 3.5”, oil) (sold)

Best in Show at the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers So-

ciety Annual Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, Washington DC.

Painting in miniature is an ancient, unique fine art form in

many countries—often felt to have begun with the ancient Celtic illuminated manuscripts—and there are many strict miniature

societies worldwide. Judy has received several awards interna-

tionally that are considered lifetime achievements for miniatur-

ists.

The awards are from several of the largest and most venerable

of Societies: an Award of Excellence from the World Federation

of Miniaturists (MD); Best in Portrait, Best in Still Life and the

President’s Award from the Cider Painters of America (PA);

Best in Show, First in Portrait, First in Still Life at the Minia-

ture Art Society of Florida (the largest such show in the world,

with over 1,000 candidates attempting juried entry annually); Best New Artist, First in Portrait, and most recently, Best in

Show from the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society

(DC).

On her online journal there is a bit more information:

Judy now holds some of

the top awards in the

world for her minia-

tures.

After 20-odd years of exhibiting art, Judy says that the venue which suited her ‘the very best’, in many ways, was near Peterborough at the Lang mill.

“This venue is fantastic—a huge three-story heritage mill. There are thick walls covered with rough plas-ter, enormous hand-hewn tree trunks for beams, and wide floorboards polished by decades of hard use; through the deep set windows you are able to hear the water rushing and see past the mill pond for miles. The ex-hibit was set up in such a way as to com-plement all of this perfectly.”

Actual size,

original watercol-

our miniature

‘Lord of the

Pond’

‘Pipes’ & ‘Pipes, Drum, & Ghillies’ (newer companion piece) Limited Edition lithographs from the original oil painting

11.75”x17.75” $85.00 (unframed)

The‘Pipes’ image was selected for the cover of the ‘Piper & Drummer’ magazine. Lithos of the work have been sent to al-most every province and state in Canada and the U.S. and to Europe and Great Britain as well. (The artist’s proofs are sold

out, but there are still some signed and numbered images available.) ‘Pipes, Drum, & Ghillies’ came about as the result of so many requests for a com-panion piece for ‘Pipes’; this image was featured on the cover of ‘The Voice’, the magazine for the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. People are often surprised that she was a piper (so I’ve ‘liberated’ this photo of her in partial Highland gear). In the past, 3/4 of the family competed across Ontario, both band and

solo. (She still prefers to ‘paint to ceol mor (classical pipe music) when she really needs to concen-trate.) The Capital City Pipe Band (Columbus, Ohio) asked if they might use ‘Pipes, Drum & Ghillies’ as the cover work for their CD (A Capital Idea), and Judy gave bless-ings to that.

The commissioned image which Judy painted for the National Hockey League’s ‘Visions of Hockey’ seems to have been seen far and wider, now. A late night fax from Newfoundland bore the news that 109 of the images had been signed by hockey legend Maurice Richard before his death; these are be-ing auctioned off for more good works.

...notes from the studio...

...work in process…some time ago, she painted a small oil study

from life with her camera mounted behind her, making a short time

lapse movie; over 10,000 viewers have watched this on You-

tube...she has now done two more ‘County Elgin’ paintings this

way. This is online ...

...a visual artist ‘Page’ on Facebook, has been started…(Judy is also

becoming known for her ‘right-brained quotations’ there) ...

...for larger works this year, she plans to catch up on her work after

a few years of disruption (due to renovation work); firstly the

miniatures for the international shows, possibly an extension of

some of her series works, then a wish to get ‘gloriously’ outside to

paint on location as well. The September light is her favourite...

...Judy’s children’s preoperative preparation book is sold out at the

publisher, but she has a limited number remaining in the studio,

available via the website...

…for those who are spread around the globe, she’ll try to keep up

postings (on the journal and/or Facebook) as paintings are com-

pleted...she is discontinuing her email updates due to new Canadian

legislation for documentation. Clients wishing updates will be able

to receive them by clicking ‘Subscribe’ on her online journal, which

she feels is a cleaner, far less onerous, solution...

...gone green...newsletters are available online now at ScribeD, but

can be printed from there if you prefer...Happy Trails...MM

Lang Syne (oil, 3”x 3”) (sold) The Apothecary (oil, 3” x 3”)(sold)

‘...miniature paintings are designed to be viewed through a mag-

nifying glass (with often incredible) detail ...some say that they

love the format, as they can have a world-class collection of

original art that also hangs in a very small space. Portraits of

precious things (people or homes) are often arranged, as in the

18th century; some miniatures from that era owe their survival

today to the fact that they are so small and easy to transport.’ Judy keeps her collectors up to date with journal and website

entries about her recent works in miniature, as the works them-

selves are often sent out to gallery shows as soon as they are com-pleted, and are often quickly sold there.

Campbellford Memorial Hospital, a rurally-based

hospital, now has their much-needed CT scanner,

due in part to efforts by 52 artists from across Can-

ada. ‘The Other Canvas’ saw canvases painted/

donated not only by visual artists (Bateman, Du-

mas, Pachter) but notable artists in other fields

(Veronica Tennant, Brent Butt). (At side is Judy’s

donation ‘Canoe’ which seemed to set off a bit of a

bidding competition.) She says ‘hats off’ to our

rural hospitals, where the job grows ever more

difficult and creative solutions must be found.