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JUDY HEMPSTEAD

Judy was formally trained at Goldsmith's in London. After a life as Senior Lecturer in Art & Design at Exeter College, she left to become a full-time artist. Having spent her formative years living a stone's throw from the sea in Devon, it is not surprising that she draws inspirations from the changing moods of the sea and estuaries. Judy works mainly in mixed media assemblages, which swing between the semi-figurative and pure abstraction. She is fascinated by sea mists which creep in and envelop the cliffs. She is calmed by the tranquillity of the sea and is drawn to the scale of cliff faces - but suffers the conflict of an uncontrollable fear of heights. All of which produce emotions which are reflected in her work. Judy includes inks, papers, fabrics texture paste as well as paint, making the painting obscure sometimes but feels that the essence of the subject remains.

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