HE DOG Anniversary Edition
$595.00
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A hush settles over this winter glade: a small group of spotted horses stands close together among slender, snow-dusted trunks, their pale coats almost blending into the landscape. The first thing you notice is how the animals’ shared presence reads like a quiet conversation—no dramatic gesture, just the steady reassurance of company in an empty world. Judy Larson lets the vertical lines of the trees frame the herd, while the soft patterning on the horses’ coats provides a gentle contrast against broad stretches of untouched snow. The narrow, tall format emphasizes the trees’ intimacy and the horses’ sheltered feeling, making the scene feel both private and enduring. There’s a tender melancholy here—suggestions of memory and lineage—that comes through not in words but in the way the animals cling together, as if keeping one another’s stories alive. It’s an image that comforts as much as it lingers, quietly honoring connection and loss at once.
The Artwork
About AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Now unattended, but bonded forever by their heritage, a small band of Indian horses find company and solace in each other.
Although unspoken, their groupings pay homage to kinder days and to the one who once possessed them, the last of his tribe.
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Judy Larson's contemporary portraiture blends abstract portrait art with emotional expression, offering a unique approach to figurative abstraction. Her mixed media portraiture captures the essence of the human form through vibrant color, textured paintings, and dynamic compositions. Larson's work delves into the psychological depth of her subjects, creating psychological portraits that speak to the viewer on a personal and emotive level. Through her use of expressive color and innovative techniques, she explores the complexity of human identity and emotion, turning the traditional portrait into a modern, conceptual work of art. Her modern figurative art invites viewers to explore the intersection of color, texture, and form in powerful visual narratives.
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Image copyright © 2026 by Judy Larson.
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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.
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