Judy O. Batterson
Orlando, Florida
cbatterson@aol.com
Judy Batterson, a native Floridian, graduated from the University of Florida in Fine Arts and began her career as an art teacher in Florida schools. During those years, she refined her expertise by working with oil, capturing the natural beauty of Florida in her landscapes. She has a passion for everything that is indigenous to this land "where pine and palm are blowing, where southern seas are flowing". To be in a symbiotic relationship with this environment is to have a desire to preserve it. And, as an artist, there is the desire to preserve it and paint it! Her paintings are in Best of America Oil Artists Volume ll and have been purchased by collectors from Florida to Wisconsin.
Rick Bossermen, art collector, says, "As serious collectors of Florida Art, my wife and I were delighted to discover the work of Judy Batterson. Judy captures the feel and pull of the FL landscape and evokes memories of "Old FL". Her work speaks of the Highwaymen and Backus, but she has a depth in her painting that brings life and vitality to her work. We feel that Judy's art is so good that we purchased one of her beachscapes to be the centerpiece of our entire Florida art collection".
Selected Exhibitions:
Let Us Frame It, Orlando, FL 2010
Winter Park Magazine July 2010 Issue: Cover artist and featured artist interview.
RP Realty Partners, Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL 2010
Beach House Living Store, Orlando, FL 2010
Florida Museum of Art "Biennial V", DeLand, FL, 2010
Orlando Magazine "Paint the Town" Exhibit, The Gallery at Avalon Island, Orlando, FL, 2010
The Vineyard Wine Company "Sip N See", Lake Mary, FL, 2010
Rosalind Club Art and Antique Show, Orlando, FL 2010
Beth Nolen Interiors, Orlando, FL, 2009, 2010
Brite Nites of Orlando, 2009, 2010
Orlando Museum of Art, Council of 101 Event, Orlando, FL 2009
Cottage Industry Co-op, Orlando, FL, 2009
Infusion Tea, College Park, Orlando, FL 2008
Country Club of Orlando: "Art in October", Orlando, FL 2008
Orlando Museum of Art: First Thursdays "Art as Metaphor", Orlando, FL, 2007
Orlando Museum of Art: First Thursdays "Moulin Rouge", Orlando, FL, 2006
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL : "Botanicals", 1999
Art Positions:
Art teacher grades K-12 Florida public and private schools
Founder of Arts in April program at Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, FL
Director: Children's Summer Art Program Pine Castle Center for the Arts, Orlando, FL
Docent Chairperson: Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, FL
Contributing Artist for public and charitable organizations, Orlando, Winter Park, Orange
County, Seminole County, Duval County, Alachua County, FL
Education:
University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts: Fine Arts/ Art Education
University of Mary Washington, Virginia
Studied Under:
Morris Wiener, Florida landscape oil painter (he studied with Sam Newton, an original Highwayman artist), oil landscapes, www.paintingwithmorris.com
Kaye Hanna, calligrapher and oil painter, www.kayehannastudios.com
Kerry Dunn and Jafang Lu of Nelson Shank's Philadelphia Studio Incamminati, figure painting in oil, Maitland Art Center www.studioincamminati.com
Terry Norris, Crealde School of Art Instructor, still life in oil www.crealde.org
Redenta Soprano, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Leu Gardens, botanical illustration www.leugardens.org
Jacqueline Broughton, artist/botanist, botanicals, www.maitlandartcenter.org
Affiliations:
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL
Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Florida Museum of Art, DeLand, FL
Florida Museum for Women Artists, DeLand, FL
Florida Artists Registry.com
Art-Exchange.com (international online gallery)
Daily Painters of Florida Blogspot
Best of America Oil Artists Volume ll
Judy Batterson Florida Art Blogspot
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