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Judy Rideout
As one newspaper recently wrote about
her, "The connection between a prairie daughter and an Alaskan artist
must be working." Judi's interest in wildlife grew out of her
girlhood in Nebraska, and later, Minnesota where fishing and hunting for
wild game was an interest shared with her father, brother, and later her
husband. Eventually, in 1974, the Rideout family moved to Palmer,
Alaska where she found pastel painting added a new challenge and expanded
her interest and respect for the animals she portrays is reflected in her
work.
As a wildlife realist artist, Judi
defines realism as a careful attention to, and the study of detail - hair
growing in the right direction, reflecting both sheen and softness - the
eyes of a wild animal show a momentary restful concentration while at the
same time remaining alert. For Judi, all must be carefully noted and
portrayed. Until recently, her studies have all been Alaskan
wildlife: sheep, lynx; the Alaskan state bird, Ptarmigan; moose,
caribou and rabbit, swan and wolf. Her devotion to the subjects she
depicts eliminates the need for detailed backgrounds. The viewer is
given a sense of the habitat while the animals themselves are stated in
meticulous detail and command full attention. Judi is, after all, an
animal portrait artist, and she regards the comparison of her work to
photography as that of the highest compliments. But, beyond a
perfectly clear image, Judi captures the nature of each animal's gentle
nobility.
Our current inventory of Judy
Rideout.
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us! 1-800-769-6406.
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