9 Nov 2020

Now Showing… Scratchboards!

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  If you are anywhere near Tucson Arizona in the next few months, stop and see a fabulous gallery show of the finest scratchboard art in the world! I am proud to be one of 48 artists included in the 9th Annual Exhibition 2020 of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists, with two of my newest scratchboards having been selected to be among only 40 in the Open category. The exhibition catalog beautifully illustrates the amazing work of scratchboard artists … Read More

best of Acrylics magazine with Judy's painting featured
20 Oct 2020

I’ve Hit the News Stands – Twice

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It’s been more than a year since I first learned of my artwork being chosen among a select group to be featured in two eminent fine arts magazines. With the publisher changing ownership and adjustments due to the pandemic, both magazines were delayed from their original publish dates. Now they are out and my printed copies have arrived in my mailbox. I am proud to have my artwork honored in two mediums, acrylics and watercolor. The Best of Acrylic… honors … Read More
7 Oct 2020

Nothing To Lose

posted in: Ampersand Panels, International Society of Scratchboard Artists, ISSA, Judy Lavoie, New Artwork, scratchboard, Scratchbord®, Tips and Techniques | 0

    You win some, you lose some. The stakes weren’t too high; I missed out on ‘bragging rights and a free t-shirt.’ But I gained a whole lot more. The International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) just selected artwork for their commemorative 2020 Exhibition t-shirts… and mine wasn’t chosen 🙁 I created “Anna’s Fairy Duster” with realistic expectations. I knew anything I entered would be a long shot to win, with my limited experience of just two years doing … Read More
4 Oct 2020

The Curator’s Favorite Painting: Mine!

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Chief curator of the Association for Visual Arts Gallery (AVA) in Chattanooga TN, Kreneshia Whiteside, ‘ “…says her favorite is “What a Wonderful World” by Judy Lavoie. “There is this one of a little boy blowing bubbles,” she says. “I think it’s so adorable.” ‘ (Read the entire story from yesterday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.) Thirty paintings, specially selected from the original 72 juried into the 37th Biennial Exhibition of the Tennessee Watercolor Society, are on the move. The Traveling … Read More
15 Sep 2020

Ruby Ruby

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  Beautiful ruby throated hummingbirds – the most common species which migrates to Eastern North America – visit our feeders from early April through the beginning of October. I’ve done numerous paintings of them, in watercolor and acrylics, and it was time for me to try one on scratchboard. As demonstrated in my previous post, I created a border design on a 14″ x 11″ black Scratchbord™, using colors to match those I planned to use in the artwork. For … Read More
15 Sep 2020

HOW TO: Create a Colorful Border on Scratchbord™

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I’m relatively new to black scratchboard, having done my first one just 2 years ago. The lesson which follows does not adher to the purist’s guideline for scratchboard, as reflected in this definition by the International Society of Scratchboard Artists: “…Sharp tools are used to remove, or “scratch”, through the black ink, revealing the white clay underneath.” In this border I have not used any abrasive tools to remove the black layer (although I went on to do the artwork … Read More

Locked in Time blog title image
31 Aug 2020

Scratchboard Art in Less Than 90 Seconds

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Through the wonders of technology, here’s a quick time-lapse of the creation of my new scratchboard “Locked In Time.” ‘Hard to believe that it took weeks, not seconds, to create this artwork! Learning to add a mini-video to my blog is one of my many quarantine-time activities. Perhaps I’ll get more adventurous (and better) in the future and maybe even add audio. Click on the photo to launch the slide show. On this 10″ x 8″ panel I aimed to … Read More

Honeysuckle, original watercolor on Aquabord © Judy Lavoie 2020
25 Aug 2020

Not What I Expected

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I answered a call on my kitchen phone on Saturday morning. A woman’s voice said “Judy, this is Pat Dews, the juror for the Georgia Watercolor Society member exhibition.” Knowing that my painting “Honeysuckle” had been accepted into the show and that the awards were being announced later that day by the juror (streaming online) my ears perked up. Was she calling to tell me I won an award?!?!? “I’m calling to tell you why I didn’t give your painting … Read More

Locked In Time blog title image
17 Aug 2020

New Bragging Rights – On a Big Stage!

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My scratchboard art has just been selected for an exhibit of the preeminent organization for scratchboard artists worldwide!! The International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) is holding their 9th Annual Exhibition in Tucson AZ later this year, and I have been accepted!  I achieved status as an active member of ISSA just last March, so this was my first opportunity to enter their annual exhibition.  My newest scratchboards “Locked In Time” and “Ruby-Throated Hummer” (which I’ll blog about individually at … Read More
26 Jun 2020

I’ve Made a Splash!

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I’m proud to share a new achievement in my work as a watercolor artist. My painting “Cow’s In The Corn” is being showcased in the highly regarded art publication The Best of Watercolor – SPLASH 21,  presented by Artists Magazine. Open to artists around the world, the annual watercolor competition for this premium coffee-table magazine began in 1997. “Over the years, we’ve been excited to feature artwork from artists all over the world, in every style and subject imaginable, from … Read More

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