My birds with personality series is inspired by the birds that visit my backyard feeders and others I encounter on my walks in nature. After living and working in New York City for over ten years and relocating to Providence, Rhode Island, I became inspired by cardinals living in my backyard and have been painting birds ever since. I enjoy painting with brushes, oil sticks and palette knives to create a textural sculpted surface. My goal is to capture the personality of each individual character and not just a “pretty” painting of a bird. I see them as quirky, inquisitive, feisty, fierce, sweet and shy individuals.
All Images © 2016-2019 Judy Araujo Volkmann
©Judy Volkmann, Downy Woodpecker #2, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available $500
©Judy Volkmann, Mama Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, Available $450
©Judy Volkmann, Raptor, 2018, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, Available and on view at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, RI thru Jan 19, 2019
©Judy Volkmann, Downy Woodpecker, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, On view at ArtProv Gallery, Providence, RI thru Jan 19, 2019.
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Owl #2, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available $500
©Judy Volkmann, Papa Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, Available $450
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Owl, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available $500
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Turkey, oil and oil stick on canvas, 24 x 24 in, Available $1400
©Judy Volkmann, Rockstar, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available $500
©Judy Volkmann, Queen Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, Available $450
©Judy Volkmann, Go Ahead, Make My Day, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Eagle Eye, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available $500
©Judy Volkmann, Red-whiskered Bulbul, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, Available $450
©Judy Volkmann, Fledgling Robin, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Bandit, SOLD, Private Collection, NM
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Blue Jay, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Grumpy Owl, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Blue Jay #2, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Vincent, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Black Capped Chickadee, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Blue Jay #3, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Raven, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Bald Eagle at Sunset, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500
©Judy Volkmann, Tufted Titmouse, 2017, oil and oil stick on wood panel, 8 x 8 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Dandy, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Birdman, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, No Turning Back, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Angry Bird, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Spirit of the Wild, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Road Runner Majesty, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Red Rooster, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Great Horned Owl, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, King Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, Yakety Yak, SOLD, Private Collection, NJ
©Judy Volkmann, American Eagle Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, CA
©Judy Volkmann, Cardinal II, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, VA
©Judy Volkmann, Midnight Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, Who's Looking at Who?, SOLD, Private Collection, NY