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Some people have asked how I was chosen for a Solo Show in a fabulous venue like the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee (starts Oct. 5th). The story begins several years ago…. I was first introduced to the Customs House Museum when my painting “In the Spotlight” was an award winner in the juried 2016 Biennial Exhibition of the Tennessee Watercolor Society (TnWS). This artwork was also one of 30 selected for the Exhibit’s Traveling Show and the final … Read More

I am being honored with a SOLO MUSUEM EXHIBITION from October 5, 2021 to January 2, 2022, at the magnificent Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee. This is a major milestone in my work as a fine artist. “Interactions – Paintings by Judy Lavoie” displays over a dozen original artworks including the premiere of several new paintings. I’ve included watercolors, acrylics and scratchboards, a variety of subjects and sizes, and all paintings are for sale. I chose the title “Interactions” … Read More

It’s showtime for me, and several of my watercolors and scratchboard paintings are currently in the spotlight. “This is a very very powerful piece,” are the words used to describe my painting “Distress,” one of 7 award winners among 50 paintings chosen for Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 2021 Online Juried Exhibition. Juror Cathy Hillegas said my painting “…conveys emotion while still being somewhat open to interpretation.” Nearly 200 entries by the state’s best watercolor artists competed to be in this Exhibit. I created … 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

My big red poppy watercolor painting “Remembrance” has just been juried into the Arts in the Airport exhibition at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, TN. Juror Caroline Covington selected only 41 pieces from 484 entries, so I am excited and honored to be chosen among so few. Only artists from 33 counties of East Tennessee could enter, and original works in these categories were allowed: Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, 3‐D, and Fine Craft Objects. This biannual exhibit has been presented … Read More

I just heard that two of my paintings have been accepted to an upcoming biennial exhibition called “No Bigger Than a Breadbox.” There were 384 entries and only 67 have been juried into the show, so I am delighted with the news. My black Scratchbords “Locked In Time”, with color added with inks, and “Eye Of The Tiger” will be featured. (You can see the small size of “Eye Of The Tiger” shown in my hand in the photo). The … Read More

  Hot off the press, my 2021 Fine Art calendar. Perfect reproductions of 13 of my newest paintings, including watercolors, inks, and scratchboards. Enjoy a beautiful image each month, in a 8.5″ x 6.5″ folded size, ready to hang in a handy spot. Great for gift-giving or to keep for yourself Each calendar is $15, plus shipping: For 1, add $4.75 For 2, add $5.45 For 3, add $8.25 For 4 or 5, add $10.90 Order more than 5 for … Read More

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

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

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