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Judy demonstrates her talent in South Carolina on April 11, 2007 at the meeting of the Charleston Artist Guild. The sitter is Cisco Lindsey, their outgoing president, who, Judy says "proved to be a delightful model."
Judith's News :: Media
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Limited quantities are available on their website northlightshop.com/strokes-of-genius-4 Click to see an image of page 27. The text reads: MY NAME IS BLUE | JUDITH B. CARDUCCI Soft vine charcoal, black-and-white Conté crayon on Canson Mi-Tientes paper 19" * 24" (48cm * 61cm) Some of my friends and I hired Blue one evening for figure drawing. I didn’t like the full-figure pose, but I love gesture, and the expressive tilt of his head and his wonderful hair with its texture and action were exciting and inspiring. I had bought a stack of unusually colored Canson paper at a sale. It seemed to me that the black-and-white drawing tools begged for the brilliant orange-gold. |
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What I did on Summer Vacation:
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Attention Carducci fans who are artists, the Exhibition is also a juried show. Download the pdf for more information. The Salmagrundi Club is currently under restoration. We will announce the exact show dates when we know more. |
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Also of note from American Artist: Judith's recent Puerto Rico workshop is covered in the current issue "Plein Air Paradise," by Michael Gormley, Editorial Director of American Artist magazine, covers my workshop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico last Dec. The article appears on pp. 42-47, in the American Artist Special Issue, "Workshop," currently in bookstores until October 22, 2012. Michael Gormley was a participant in the workshop |
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Judy's work is showing at Highland Library -
until August 10th located at 4160 Ridge Road, Medina, Ohio The show runs through Friday, August 10th and includes Judy's drawings and plein air paintings. "En Plein Air" is a method of painting quickly on location, catching the whole landscape in one session. Library hours are listed at www.medina.lib.oh.us Artists whose work is in the permanent collection of the Sargent-Laessig Museum, which features the work of Ohio artists, show at the Library as a program of the Museum on behalf of the community. Judith's recent drawings "Kelsey" (at left) and "Antonio Verde" have just been purchased by the Museum. |
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Judith will be presenting two programs at the Portrait Society of America conference in Philadelphia May 24-27Dear friends, |
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Hudson Ohio Solo show January 13 - March 7, 2012My solo show will open at the Moos Gallery on the campus of the Western Reserve Academy on Jan. 13 and will hang through March 7. The Gallery is in the Knight Fine Arts Center, 30 North Oviatt Street, Hudson, Ohio 44236. Gallery hours for the public are: 8am - 3pm Monday
throught Friday There will be approximately 30 works representing the breadth of my work from commissioned and non-commissioned portraits, still life, and plein air paintings in pastel and oil. |
October 2011 :: Judith teaches "Body Parts For Portraitists: Ears, Eyes and Hands" —as part of The Portrait Academy, put on by the
Portrait Society of America and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
Faculty were: Judith
B. Carducci, Jean-Paul Tibbles (from England), Gwenneth Barth-White
(from Switzerland), Rose Frantzen (from Iowa) and her husband,
Chuck Morris. |
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(charcoal, black and white conte' crayon, on full sheet of gray
Canson Mi-Tientes paper) is of 'Edward.'" (Private collection) |
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New Releases from Signular:3 Judith Carducci 2-hour instructional DVDsClouds and Sea, Light and Shadow and Fruitfulness are now available from Signilar. |
CECILIA BEAUX 1855-1942
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Judith co-creates the "Inspiring Figures" National Show The Portrait Society of America and the Butler Institute of America are hosting "Inspiring Figures," a national show of the work of American women artists including work by artists of the past, work by ten outstanding invited women, and twenty works selected by means of a competition. The show is a result of the work of the Exhibition Committee of the Portrait Society's Cecilia Beaux Forum which Judith Carducci serves as Chairman. Judy was one of the three jurors of the show, along with Dr. Louis Zona, Director of the Butler, and the renowned sculptor, Rhoda Sherbell. Sept 12: Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony Sept 24-25: Portrait Academy, with Dawn Whitelaw and Judith Carducci (more info on Judy's workshop page) Oct 8 1-2:00pm: Lecture, "The Politics of Portraiture: Cecilia Beaux, Mary Cassatt, and Thomas Eakins (with a little bit of Sargent thrown in) by Sylvia Yount, Curator of American Art of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Oct 8 2- 3:15pm: Film, "Who Does She Think She Is?" Oct 9 10-11:30am: Panel of participating artists, Judith Carducci, moderator Oct 9 1-3:30pm: portrait demonstration by Judith Carducci For more information, go to www.butlerart.com |
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Carducci Paintings AcquisitionedThe Sargent-Laessig Museum of Fine Arts, Hinckley, Ohio, has acquired two of my works for its permanent collection: " Sabrina Fair," a full-length nude which won Best of Show at "The Nude," the Lexington, Kentucky annual national show; and "Young, Tan, Buff & Handsome" (Josh,) a half-figure pastel of a young man in dramatic light. Sabrina Fair was also nationally published in the lead article of "The Art of the Portrait— the Journal of the Portrait Society of America," Vol. III, Issue 13 in the fall of 2001. |
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Judith competes in the Portrait Society of America convention Face-off Competition"The Virginian" completed in 2 1/2 hours, April 2010 during the opening competition at the Portrait Society of America Convention in Washington DC.
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NEW Judith Carducci DVD: The Portrait Society of America 2009 People’s Choice Special Artist DemonstrationBy popular demand, this vibrant, award-winning artist with over 30 years of experience as an instructor brings the canvas to life in rich pastel. Robert Liberace models, as Judith makes us laugh and energizes the live audience and home viewers alike with her enthusiastic technique and vivid palette.$62.50 USD limited edition DVD Order by toll-free phone:1-877-772-4321 By Fax: 1-850-222-7890 By Mail: Portrait Society of America attn: Educational DVDs. P.O. Box 11272, Tallahassee, FL 32302 |
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Judith demonstrates during the Akron Society of Artist's "Meet and Greet" on Sunday, October 3rd, 2009 |
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Hat's Off To Judy Carducci I just returned from the Portrait Society of America's convention in the Washington DC area, where the best portrait artists in the country gather to provide lectures, presentations and demos. It was most inspiring. Expecting to see the oils dominate, with pastel running a distant second (or third!), you can imagine my surprise and delight when Judy Carducci stole the show with her pastel work. On the opening night, she participated with about 15 fabulous artists in a "Face Off"....each painting a portrait in a two and a half hour time frame. Judy not only won the Face-Off (by popular vote) but sold her painting for the highest price. Additionally, she was awarded a second demonstration, on stage, with the entire convention participants watching. What a wonderful promotion for pastels! Between our pastel societies, publications such as The Pastel Journal and artists such as Judy, pastel will get the validation that is deserves. Cheers to Judy for a job well done. —Betsy M. Kellum, PSA, PSWC-DP, 4/29/09 |
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Fresh for Spring 2009 :: Dr. Louis Zona Portrait Completed The Portrait Society of America has named Louis Zona, executive director of the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, as the winner of its Leadership in the Arts award. Artist Judith Carducci was commissioned by the Society to paint a portrait of Zona. Link to the January 14 Youngstown Vindicator article covering the commencement of this portrait on site at the Butler. The award was presented and the portrait unveiled at the Society's convention in Washington, DC on April 24th. |
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New box top, same great colors! Judith Carducci Portrait Pastel 78 Color Assortment on sale through www.greatpastels.com |
Judy had taught in Southern France in the late Fall of '06 and could hardly wait to return. Now she can hardly wait to return again: June 1-10 of 2010 is already scheduled. For more information, view her workshops page. She is also looking for possible dates in September of '09. Watch for the announcement! |
American Artist magazine editor, Steve Doherty, writes about Judy's workshop in southern France. See article in the publication's
Fall '08 Workshop issue. Rosalie cooked gourmet dinners, and breakfasts were taken outside on the beautiful terrace of the same golden stone of which the Domaine was built. William, who spent much of his childhood in the area and loves its history and speaks fluent French, took participants on personal guided tours (including a trip to see the breathtaking prehistoric cave paintings), advised on wine and local food, and knew what subjects were best painted in morning light or afternoon light. The workshop was sponsored by Bob Strohsahl, manufacturer of Great American Artworks pastels, and each participant received a complimentary box of the pastels. He also introduced his new "cigar box" of 60 half sticks, designed for painting en plein air. See the photo in the article, showing Judy's painting of a lavender field and chateau, with the box of half sticks she used to create it. Participants declared the experience "the painting trip of a lifetime." |
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Toledo Firefighters HonoredOn August 16, 2008, at a reception at #13 Fire Station in Toledo, Ohio, the president and curator of the Toledo Firefighters Museum accepted, on behalf of the museum, the gift of Judith's pastel drawing, done on location at the station. Judith had come to know the firefighters of #13 when their lieutenant, Roger Vorraber, posed for her demo at a workshop and subsequently invited her to the station. Judith donated the drawing, which will hang permanently at #13, in gratitude for the extraordinary service firefighters give to the community. Following the reception and lunch, Judith was given a tour of the Firefighters Museum, truly a jewel among museums. |
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Summer 2008: Judith
featured twice When the VitaminWater commercial with LeBron James came out in May, Fox News (Cleveland) sent their award-winning reporter, Dan Coughlin, to interview Judith for a segment on their evening news. He and the photographer wanted some film of her working at her easel, so she did a quick charcoal sketch of Dan and they used it as the "teaser" to introduce the segment. Dan then returned to pose for two more sittings so Judith could complete the sketch as a formal pastel portrait. The portrait was then shown on a reprise segment on Fox 8 News, July 25. Pastel portrait of award-winning journalist, Dan Coughlin, Ampersand Pastelbord 30" x 24". Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Dan Coughlin. Click on the image for a larger view. |
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2008 : Judith Sketches in Commercial
with Lebron James Watch for the commercial on national TV and cable channels, beginning in May. Sports Illustrated has also published an article about the commerical in their May 2008 issue. 5/29/08 — Now showing on YouTube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=dVwYZRGkODs |
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Judith comments "Soon after he began rehearsing, Lebron spotted the sketches I was doing of him and stopped suddenly, exclaiming that I was "actually doing those" - not just acting a part. He then had the director show everybody the sketches. I smile when art surprises folks with wonder, even those who seem to 'have it all.' Isn't that the way it should be?" |
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Judith's Plein Air Pastel Painting Selected for Hudson DirectoryJudith participated in a paint-out in the fall of 2007, sponsored by the Hudson Fine Art and Framing Gallery. One of her many works done over the three-day period was selected for the community's phone directory. Europe isn't the only beneficiary of Carducci "en plein air" genius— so is her home town. |
Recent Awards
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Pastel Society of America National Show: "Labor Dispute" won the Janet T. Royce Award at the Pastel Society of America's annual national open show at the National Arts Club in NYC, Sept. 5-20, 2008. |
AAAA Award:
In October 2007, I returned from three months abroad (two weeks in
China, two months painting and teaching in Italy, a week in Istanbul
and
Ephesus
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cruising the Greek islands, and a week touring mainland Greece and
Athens) to congratulations and the information that the Akron Area
Arts Alliance - a consortium of 40 organizations including the art
museum, the orchestra, the ballet, the Kent State Univ. and Univ.
of Akron art departments, the theaters, and the artists groups -
had awarded me its biennial "prestigious Outstanding Visual
Artist Award." The award was presented at a gala banquet at
the Tangier Restaurant in Akron on Nov. 10, and now graces my desk.
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Thanks from Kent State University: At halftime at the varsity basketball game on November 10th, 2007, I was called to center court to join Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy to be publicly thanked by the University for the painting "Kent State Football," which was shown on the big screen. Framed giclee prints of the painting are being given as special gifts to donors and supporters of the University. It was also announced that my portrait of Ben Curtis is planned for the new building for the golf program, as well as another still life, "Kent State Basketball." |
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"The Wizard" won Best of Show at the Hudson Society of Artists 2007 Midwinter Show at Laurel Lake in Hudson. |
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"Wild Mane" won First Place at the Summit Art Space Kaleidoscope Show in December 2006. |
My Work with Portrait Society of America
I continue to serve on the Executive Board and the faculty of the Portrait Society of America, and as Chairman of its Cecilia Beaux Forum. I conducted the Society's Portrait Academy at the Richeson School of Art in Kimberley, Wisconsin (see www.portraitsociety.org), and attended board meetings in NYC and Tallahassee, Florida, where I served on the jury that reviewed nearly 1,600 entries for the 2007 international portrait competition. At the annual convention, "The Art of the Portrait," in May 2007, I served as moderator for plenary sessions, conducted the 2nd annual meeting of the Cecilia Beaux Forum, and did portfolio reviews.
As Chairman of the Cecilia Beaux Forum, I have overseen the creation and activities of three committees: Literature, which writes and publishes articles on past and contemporary women artists; Exhibitions, which disseminates information on major shows for women to enter, and is planning a major exhibition of art by distinguished women in a prestigious venue; and Mentoring, which has begun a program of scholarships for women to receive career consultation with the eminent career and marketing consultant Calvin Goodman of California, and has designed an ongoing mentoring program for both men and women members of the Portrait Society. The Forum has a web page which is part ofwww.portraitsociety.org., and the quarterly journal includes a letter by me in each issue, as well as an article on a past or contemporary woman artist.
2007 News :: Media
I contributed to an article, "8 Wonders of the Pastel World," by Anne Hevener, in the December 2007 issue of the Pastel Journal, pp. 21-29.
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The June 2007 issue of Akron Life & Leisure Magazine featured me as their "Artist of the Year." The magazine hosted a solo show of my work at Mocha Maiden Gallery in Akron. As part of their promotion, my portrait of Akron artist P.R.Miller, "The Wizard," was auctioned for the benefit of Children's Hospital. |
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June 2007 Judith
Carducci Portrait DVD is produced: It's now for sale through www.signilar.com |
The Winter 2007 issue of The Pastelagram the journal of the Pastel Society of America, featured my essay on how one's art evolves over time. The five-page article, featuring six of my paintings, included three paintings of local people and an interior of the Akron Society of Artists' studio.
The December/January 2007 issue of International Artist had a feature article, "Judith Carducci, Inspired by the Beauty in Life," which showed eight of my paintings, seven of which wereof people from the Northeast Ohio area.
December 2006 issue of The Pastel Journal had a four-page feature article on my work, "Portraits of Life," which showed four of my paintings, including two people from the local Akron area.
November 2006 issue of The Artist's Magazine :: I contributed to a feature article in "Projecting & Art," in which a portrait of Tom Mullins and a painting I did of the sink in the Akron Society of Artists studio were reproduced.