Judy Larson Art Gallery
Gallery updated on Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Judy Larson always knew she was going to be an artist. She was surrounded by them as a child, and was particularly inspired by her father, a professional illustrator. Judy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Art from Pacific Union College in Northern California, then spent the next 17 years as a commercial artist, illustrator and art director. In 1988, influenced by her love of nature and animals, Judy devoted her time to wildlife art. Her primary focus in each of her paintings is the animal, with the horse as a recurring subject. Her unique approach to her work is through the use of scratch board--a technique that can render magnificent detail but one requiring infinite patience. Scratch board, an old, but little used medium, consists of a smooth, thin surface of hardened China clay applied to a board. The subject is then painted solidly with black India ink to create a silhouette. Now the exacting work begins, engraving the image into the surface of the artwork. While many artists use steel nibs or engraving tools, Judy prefers to work with X-acto blades, changing them ever few minutes to produce as fine a line as possible. Once the subject has been totally scratched, it is a finished black and white illustration, ready for the artist to add color. The methods of adding color are diverse. Judy prefers a combination of airbrush, gouache or acrylics for finishing, with frequent rescratching for detail. Scratch board is a demanding medium, one that Judy has used masterfully in developing her unique approach to wildlife art.
Judy Larson Current Portfolio
Flight
MEDICINE CROW
KINSHIP
PRYOR COMMITMENT
American Horse
Ebenezer and the War Horse Limited Edition
Stars and Stripes
NINE TO FIVE
Breaking the Silence Limited Edition
The Lesson
THE RESISTERS
THE SURVIVORS Limited Edition
Wild in the Country SMALLWORK EDITION ON
A TIME TO HEAL
The Misfits Limited Edition
Stars and Stripes
Hiding in Plain Sight
The Alphas
THE PROTESTERS Limited Edition
The Gift
Ebenezer and the War Horse
Brothers and Sisters
Advertising Horse
The Crow Tipi
ONE WITH
The Buffalo Tipi
KINSHIP Limited Edition
HE DOG Anniversary Edition
American Horse Limited Edition
AIR AND ESCAPE
The Ghost Wind Limited Edition
Long Ago and Far Away
The Peacemaker Small Works
Breaking the Silence
Looking for Love
Boys to Men
Slow Bull
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
The Ghost Wind
FIRE and FLIGHT Limited Edition
The Vanishing
HE DOG Limited Edition
Elk Dog Tipi
RED HORSE