JUDITH LAWS, well known for her brilliantly coloured semi-abstracts, has turned her hand to portraiture and is aiming for the top with an entry into the Archibald Prize.
Her subject is Christine Ballenger the Creative Planning Programmes manager for the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
Judith shows Christine in two poses for this large diptych – the vulnerable and the confident teacher. She has called it The Lesson and says, “I have known Christine for a long time, and she was the third artist when Rex and I had a joint exhibition in London in 1990.
However, it was her nordic features, her height and her expressive hand movements that made me choose her as my Archibald entry subject. I am pleased to say she was surprised and delighted when she saw the finished work and I was absolutely thrilled that she approved.”
Judith Laws is represented by Maleny’s Art on Cairncross.
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