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, In Quarantine (Yellow Cardinal), 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Northern Cardinal on a Branch, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Swan, 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1200 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Eastern Bluebird, 2020, oil on canvas, 8 x 8 in, $350 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Portrait of a Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Red Kite, 2019, acrylic on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Lady Cardinal, 2020, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Chin Up (American Robin), 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Robin in the Garden, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 5 x 7 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Eurasian
Eagle Owl #2, 2020, oil on cradled wood panel, 4 x 4 x 1.5 in, $150 Available
©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, Greg the Great Horned Owl, 2019, oil on wood panel, 7 x 5 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Judge Cardinal, 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©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, Northern Flicker, 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, Northern Flicker II, 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, Hummingbird, 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, Wise Green Heron, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available
©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, Night Owl, 2020, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Superhero (Northern Cardinal), 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 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, Papa Cardinal, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Snowy Owl, 2016, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©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 at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
Bird paintings on display in the “35th Almost Miniatures Show” at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North in Lexington, MA. December 2019
©Judy Volkmann, Eagle Eye, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©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, Raptor, 2018, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in, $1200 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Red-breasted Nuthatch II, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Mama 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, Blue Jay #2, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©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, Downy Woodpecker, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©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, Snowy Owl #2, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Ms. Cardinal, 2019, oil on oval shaped canvas, 8 x 10 x .75 in, $450 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 at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©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, 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 at Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (603) 668.6650
©Judy Volkmann, Black-capped Chickadee, (Happy), 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in, $250 Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Raven, 2016, 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 #3, 2017, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Red-whiskered Bulbul, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 10 x 10 in, $450 Available
©Judy Volkmann, American Robin, 2019, oil on cradled wood panel, 5 x 7 x 1.5 in, Available at Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Portraits North, Lexington, MA (781) 862.0660
©Judy Volkmann, Wild Turkey, oil and oil stick on canvas, 24 x 24 in, $1400 Available
©Judy Volkmann, Rockstar, 2016, 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, Bald Eagle at Sunset, 2018, oil and oil stick on canvas, 12 x 12 in, $500 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, 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, 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, Cardinal II, SOLD, Private Collection, RI
©Judy Volkmann, Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, MA
©Judy Volkmann, Who's Looking at Who?, SOLD, Private Collection, NY
©Judy Volkmann, Great Horned Owl, SOLD, Private Collection
©Judy Volkmann, Midnight Blue Jay, SOLD, Private Collection, NY