Judith Cunningham, now living in Hood River, Oregon paints fantastic pastels of the surrounding country from the Columbia Gorge to the Steens Mountains. Judith's own thoughts best describe her work: "When I am painting I become one with the paint and try to keep intellectual ideas to a minimum. While working, I relate only to surfaces, thus much of the transmission of subtle intuitive feelings about a subject is sub-conscious. My intention is to share a vision with others, and when others connect with it: validation".
Having grown up in California, Judith now has an inner need for the emptiness found in open space. Her inspirations come from the wheatfields, open skies, rivers, rocks and even quiet small city alleys. She travels with her camera, shooting as the mood moves her, sometimes stumbling on just the right shot of a striking land pattern, cloud formation or a nebulous kind of atmosphere at a particular location bathed in a perfect light. Judith shares her impressions of nature, color and design with all those lucky enough to view her richly hued pastel paintings.
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