This gallery showcases my new series of expressive oil paintings depicting birds with personalities. 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. The textural surface of these paintings appear sculptural. This effect of applying thick paint with brushes and palette knives to produce a textural surface is known as “impasto.”
All Images © 2016-2018 Judy Araujo Volkmann
Bandit, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $350 Available
Go Ahead, Make My Day, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Go Ahead, Make My Day (detail), 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Wild Blue Jay #2, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available
Wild Blue Jay #2 (detail), 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available
Dandy, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Wild Blue Jay, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Vincent, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at The Mint Gallery, Bristol, RI 401-371-6468
Black Capped Chickadee, SOLD, Private Collection
Snowy Owl, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at The Mint Gallery, Bristol, RI 401-371-6468
Wild Blue Jay #3, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Great Horned Owl, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at The Mint Gallery, Bristol, RI 401-371-6468
Wild Blue Jay #3 (detail), 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Tufted Titmouse, 2017, oil and oil stick on wood panel, 8 x 8 in, $250 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Moody Bird, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $350 Available
Birdman, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $350 Available
Red Rooster, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
Rockstar, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at The Mint Gallery, Bristol, RI 401-371-6468
Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
Road Runner Majesty, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Grumpy Owl, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available
No Turning Back, SOLD, Private Collection
Spirit of the Wild, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Angry Bird, SOLD, Private Collection
Raven, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $400 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
Yakety Yak, SOLD, Private Collection, NJ
King Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
American Eagle Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, CA
Cardinal II, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, VA
Midnight Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
Who's Looking at Who?, SOLD, Private Collection, NY