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Elusive
A Unique Miniature
Canvas-Only Release
“If
one is a wolf, the best way to survive is to be elusive,”
says Larson. “The art of survival can depend upon how
skillful one is at eluding capture, as well as how subtle
one is in one’s daily activities, making it difficult
to be detected. Unfortunately, and despite its wariness of
people, the wolf will use natural habitats like forested areas
and other settings that are in close proximity to humans.
Often traveling in the open along roads, railroads and utility
corridors, the wolf will also feed and rest where there is
good visibility. Further complicating its survival, the wolf
most commonly lives in a pack, where more than one wolf may
be seen at a time. And, in the case of states that allow the
wolf to be listed as “trophy game” or as a “predator,”
or that encourage and support aerial wolf-shooting, even the
wolf that lives far from human populations can be in imminent
danger. Nevertheless, despite a shrinking habitat and, in
some areas, threats to its very existence, the wolf continues
to survive and to flourish.”
Passionately ecological, Judy Larson’s unique artistic
signature is her meticulous scratchboard technique and “art
of concealment.” Scratchboard demands exacting skill,
producing work with explicit detail and providing the opportunity
to conceal one image within another.
Greenwich
Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 200 s/n. 11"w x 14"h.
$295 | $400 CDN | £185 + VAT
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Judy
Larson: “On the Run”
In her On the Run series, artist Judy
Larson focuses on animals that find themselves in dire
circumstances. Across North America, the wilderness
and all that is wild and free, continue to slowly disappear.
For Judy Larson, whose underlying message is always
passionately ecological, her medium of scratchboard,
as well as her “art of concealment, allows her
“to take the viewer with me.” Explains Larson,“My
desire is to engage viewers on three levels: first,
by revealing the beauty of animals through intricate
detail; second, by concealing a hidden image that draws
the viewer to examine the painting more closely and
through which I can tell a story; and third, by promoting
a deeper awareness of the environment on a level that
will hopefully have an impact.”
In
the On the Run series animals find themselves
in critical situations all across North America. Concealed
within each image one can find either the spirits of
missing companions or the shadows of their persecutors.
Judy Larson’s unique artistic signature is her
meticulous scratchboard technique and “art of concealment”.
With her dedication to the natural environment and aptitude
for explicit detail, it’s
not surprising that Larson would choose an art process
that has deep roots and demands exacting skill. Larson
uses a clay-coated, Masonite backed art board called
Claybord®. To produce an original drawing, she paints
the subject solidly with
black India ink to create a silhouette. Larson then
scratches away the dried ink using hundreds of XActo®
blades and the result is a magnificent, lifelike image.
Once the subject has been totally scratched, it is a
finished black and white illustration,
ready for Larson to add color. Larson prefers a combination
of airbrush, gouache or acrylics for adding rich layers
of color, with frequent rescratching for detail.
To view all of the extraordinary hidden images within
Larson’s work, visit www.greenwichworkshop.com/larsonkey
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