Artist of the day, June 1, 2020: Judy Drew, an Australian painter (#1009)

Judy Drew (1951) is an Australian painter. Her passion for the Post-Impressionism period and the influence of Japanese art in the late 1880's, along with her creative sense of color and form, allow Judy to create beautiful and modern work, even though Judy's work is contemporary she retains a touch of sentiment in all her pieces.

Her rich and textured pastels convey her emotion and love for this medium creating refreshing and strong compositional work, which is sensitive to the subject matter.

Judy's love for figurative work and her sensitive portraits of the Bougainville people gained local and international attention whilst living and working on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea from 1976-1984.

After living in Papua New Guinea, Judy returned to Melbourne and continued to concentrate on her figurative work and still life compositions.

She studied Graphic Art at Prahran College of Art in Melbourne and has been recognized with numerous Awards including the Omega Contemporary Art Prize and the Portrait Prize, Melbourne Savage Club. With sell-out exhibitions, Judy's reputation continues to soar as one of Australia's most talented and exciting female artists.

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Portrait of a Lady in a Hat, 1996

 Reclining Woman, 2002

 Woman Resting, 2003

 Reclining Figure, 2004

 Last drink, 2005

 Life Portrait in Pastel, 2005

  Red and Gold, 2006

 Girl in Orange and Green, 2007

 Mother and Baby, 2007

 Woman in Purple Blouse, 2008

 Portrait with Patterned Background, 2009

 The Red Floral Kimono, 2010

 A Designing Woman, 2012

 The Red Slippers, 2012

 Blue, n.d.

 Young Woman in a Cloche Hat, n.d.

 White Jug and Magnolias, n.d.

 The Gold Velvet Curtain, n.d.

 Pastel Study from Life Model, n.d.

 Red Spotted Scarf , n.d.

 Yellow Silk, n.d.

 Pink Hibiscus and Black Vase, n.d.

 Preparatory study from life model, n.d.

 Life Study in dark pastel, n.d.

 The Silk Robe, n.d.

 Lilac Silk Gown, n.d.

 Woman in Gold Satin Gown, n.d.

 Red Tulips and Torquoise Fan, n.d.

 Wine and Roses, n.d.

 Portrait Study, n.d.

Pink Satin Lapel, n.d.

The Black Rose, n.d.

The Embroidered Robe, n.d.

The Pearl Earring, n.d.