Judy Lavoie

I’ve created a short video, called “Scratchboard Start to Finish,” to demonstrate my step-by-step progress in creating this 6” x 6” painting “Silly Selfie.” See my initial inspiration, reference photos, tools I used for scratching, tips and techniques, the addition of watercolor and the finishing details. You might recognize this selfie from a photo transfer I demonstrated in my Claybord 101 workshop and video. Recently I was trying to think of something unique and challenging for a new Scratchbord™ painting, … Read More

Set a date to see a fabulous show of watermedia paintings here in East Tennessee. Twenty-five artists who are members of the Tennessee Watercolor Society have over 100 original paintings displayed in the galleries of The Art Center in Athens, Tennessee. This regional show celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Society and showcases some of the state’s top watercolor artists. Feast your eyes on a variety of styles, subjects, and techniques. Artists were invited to submit their works in any … Read More

The Summer 2021 issue of Monroe Life magazine has honored me with an article highlighting my recent art accomplishments. My acceptance in several competitions are highlighted, including the 2021 Tennessee Watercolor Society Online Exhibition, the 2021 Online Exhibition of the International Scratchboard Society, “Arts In The Airport” at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville TN, the Tellico Village Art Guild Spring Show, and the Exhibition of Eastern Tennessee members of the Tennessee Watercolor Society at The Art Center in Athens, opening … Read More

I’ve just launched a new YouTube channel, which will feature my videos of tips and techniques with watercolor, acrylics, and scratchboarding. I need your help… please subscribe! When my channel gets over 100 subscribers, I’ll be able to name it Judy Lavoie Art and also get that name in the URL. Visit my YouTube channel Click on the red “Subscribe” button. It’s that easy. Thanks for your help! Enjoy my “Claybord 101” video and watch my video page for more … Read More

This post contains comprehensive information to expand upon my presentation “Claybord™ 101 – The Ultimate Art Surface.” Below you will find “9 Lives” – 9 portraits of my cat Jethro in 9 different media, all on 3.5″ square Claybord Art Tiles. Scroll below to discover numerous valuable links to helpful tips on using Claybord, great articles, how-to videos (including my video of the presentation), and to the work of many fine artists using Claybord. I hope you are inspired use … Read More

Yahoo, I’ve just finished my final portrait in the “9 Lives” series of my little Jethro. Each of my nine portraits of Jethro presents a different art medium on a 3.5″ x 3.5″ Claybord™ Tile, created and manufactured by Ampersand Art Supply. I have exhausted my supply of various mediums among my art supply stash with the first 8 portraits, so this time I splurged on a new medium. After researching various types of color markers I purchased a couple … Read More

Portrait #8 of Jethro the crazy kitty is done in graphite. Each of my nine portraits of Jethro presents a different art medium on a 3.5″ x 3.5″ Claybord™ Tile, created and manufactured by Ampersand Art Supply. I haven’t worked with graphite for decades, so I had to dust off my pencils and get my feet wet again. Claybord is ultra-smooth, with no ‘tooth’ as is common in paper surfaces designed to trap the particles when drawing with graphite, charcoal, … Read More

My 7th Jethro portrait is an Image Transfer. Each of my nine portraits of Jethro presents a different art medium on a 3.5″ x 3.5″ Claybord™ Tile, created and manufactured by Ampersand Art Supply. This image transfer onto Claybord is a fun project to use with photographs, lettering, or with any image printed from a laser printer or copier (not ink jet). I had never tried the process, but I thought it would be a fun addition to my Jethro … Read More

This is my portrait #6 of Jethro, created with gouache paints on a white Claybord™ panel. Each of my nine portraits of Jethro presents a different art medium on a 3.5″ x 3.5″ Claybord™ Tile, created and manufactured by Ampersand Art Supply. Gouache (pronounceed “gwash”) is a water soluable paint, sometimes called opaque watercolor or body color. It is a mixture of pigment, a water soluble binder, and a white pigment or chalk (the ‘body’). The latter is added to … Read More

My 5th Jethro portrait is created with colored pencils on a white Claybord™ panel. Each of my nine portraits of Jethro presents a different art medium on a 3.5″ x 3.5″ Claybord™ Tile, created and manufactured by Ampersand Art Supply. For this painting I used Prismacolor colored pencils, which have a soft core. The Claybord surface is ultra-smooth, unlike many papers made for color pencils which have a “tooth.” The lead in colored pencils holds pigments in a wax base, … Read More