Judy Mackey Still-life Paintings

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A warm impressionist still life of pink peonies against a pink backdrop. "Soft, happy colors are what I envisioned," says artist Judy Mackey. "I created the u...

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A green hydrangea on a black background. Artist Judy Mackey used her palette knife to build the texture of the subtle green and warm white petals. "I isolated...

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Artist Judy Mackey created this expressive semi-abstract garden view while thinking about the new flowers springing up from the ground and the daylight-saving...

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Artist Judy Mackey says she asked her patrons to help her title this impressionist painting of orange tulips, and she loved the sug...

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Impasto bouquet of roses, peonies and lilies. "I wanted to paint a vase of dreamy flowers with lots of whites," explains Judy Mackey. "The title stems from ha...

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This still-life painting features a lively bouquet of pink flowers in a vase. Painted with a palette knife, the various blooms carry subtle textures, adding d...

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Inspired by her garden, artist Judy Mackey photographed a pink rose and painted it up close. She used a palette knife to apply thick, textured strokes. The re...

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Artist Judy Mackey paints an impressionist still life of a bright red daisy in a vase. "I happened on a Gerber Daisy that had a bro...

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Artist Judy Mackey exhibits a glorious display of the United States flag. "Being an expatriate growing up in a foreign country gave me a deep love for our US ...

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"I used a palette knife to paint a feeling," says artist Judy Mackey. In this upbeat still life, Judy rendered a bouquet of bright red carnations, adding abstract dashes of yellow and red to build the emotion of the scene she experienced in her studio. She worked all prima, layering wet on wet paint until she achieved the desired sculptural surface.

About the Artist
Originally from Japan, Judy Mackey embarked upon her professional artistic career over a decade ago after connecting with a local artist. He taught her how to skillfully wield a palette knife instead of a paintbrush, which gave rise to her own stylistic development. Judy uses this technique to create heavy texture. Her medium of choice is oil paint, with which she enjoys mixing and creating new colors with limited pigments. Her work glows with sweet simplicity in a painterly, impressionistic style.

Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, vase, still life, impressionism, palette knife, alla prima, texture, carnations, impressionism, flora, representational, oil painting, blue

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This is the third magnolia flower I painted in this style. A big, bold single flower is what I wanted to paint. I used a palette knife, and this piece has a l...

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Artist Judy Mackey shares her joy in painting US flags. In this piece, the flag is painted at a stationary position set against an abstracted blue background....