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 wild, inquisitive, feisty, fierce, sweet and shy individuals.
All Images © 2016-2020 Judy Araujo Volkmann
©Judy Volkmann, Red-tailed Hawk in Colt State Park, 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 24 x 24 in, $1,400 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Little Mama Cardinal, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Sweet Black-capped Chickadee, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Wizard (Northern Cardinal), 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Birdie (Tufted Titmouse), 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Mama Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Braveheart, 2020, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Blue Jay in the Garden, 2020, oil and charcoal on cradled wood panel, 8 x 8 x 7/8 in, $350 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Lookout, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Daydreamer (Red-bellied Woodpecker), 2020, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Li'l Dreamer, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Majestic Owl, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Mr. Cardinal, 2019, oil on oval shaped canvas, 8 x 10 x .75 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Ms. Cardinal, 2019, oil on oval shaped canvas, 8 x 10 x .75 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Wise Old Snowy Owl, 2020, oil on canvas, 8 x 8 in, $350 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Robin in the Garden, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 5 x 7 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Nest in the Forest III, 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Professor (Snowy Owl), 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal with Purple Sky, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Eastern Bluebird, 2020, oil on canvas, 8 x 8 in, $350 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Night Owl, 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Portrait of a Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Papa Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Red Kite, 2019, acrylic on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Swan, 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1,200 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Great Blue Heron #3, 2020, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Raptor, 2018, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1,200 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Lady Cardinal, 2020, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Rockstar, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Eagle Eye, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Downy Woodpecker #2, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Chin Up (American Robin), SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Eurasian Eagle Owl #2, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Wise Green Heron, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Greg the Great Horned Owl, 2019, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal on a Branch, SOLD, Private Collection, FL
©Judy Volkmann, Sweet Tufted Titmouse, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Egret at Sunset, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Mr. Owl, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Owl, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Flicker, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Flicker II, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Bald Eagle at Sunset, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Judge Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Hummingbird, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Queen Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Bird Paintings, Sold, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Spirit Owl 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1,200 Available at True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA 774.419.4160
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal Facing East, 2019, oil and charcoal on cradled wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Superhero (Northern Cardinal), 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal #4, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Black Capped Chickadee II, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Great Egret, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Mama Cardinal II, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
Bird paintings on display in the “35th Almost Miniatures Show” at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North in Lexington, MA. December 2019
©Judy Volkmann, Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
Bird paintings currently on display and available at Norton Framing & Gallery, located in Padanaram Village, South Dartmouth, MA. December 2019
©Judy Volkmann, Scarlet Tanager, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 5 x 7 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Red-tailed Hawk (Go Ahead, Make My Day), 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Red-breasted Nuthatch II, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Blue Jay #2, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Downy Woodpecker, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Owl #2, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Black-capped Chickadee, (Spring), 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Black-capped Chickadee, (Spring), side view, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Red-whiskered Bulbul, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Great Blue Heron #2, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available at Norton Framing & Gallery, Padanaram Village, So. Dartmouth, MA (508) 997-9674
©Judy Volkmann, Dandy, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Blue Jay, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Black-capped Chickadee, (Happy), 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Raven, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Blue Jay #3, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, American Robin, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 5 x 7 x 1.5 in, Available
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Turkey, oil and oil stick on canvas, 24 x 24 in, $1,400 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Birdman, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Road Runner Majesty, 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, Raptor #2, 2019, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1200 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Spirit of the Wild (Pileated Woodpecker), 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available at Millyard Brewery in Nashua, NH
©Judy Volkmann, In Quarantine (Yellow Cardinal), SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Egret, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Red-breasted Nuthatch, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Glory, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Tufted Titmouse, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Baltimore Oriole, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Li'l Robin, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Mockingbird, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Mockingbird, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Robin, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Nest in the Forest II, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Great Blue Heron, Commission, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Ms. Cardinal III, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, VA
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal III, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Fledgling Robin, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Bandit, SOLD, Private Collection, NM
©Judy Volkmann, Ms. Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Vincent, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Black Capped Chickadee, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Angry Bird, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, No Turning Back, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Red Rooster, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Yakety Yak, SOLD, Private Collection, NJ
©Judy Volkmann, King Cardinal, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, American Eagle Owl, SOLD, Private Collection, CA
©Judy Volkmann, Nest in the Forest, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Who's Looking at Who?, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Great Horned Owl, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Cardinal II, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Midnight Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, NY