Judy Todd Art

Thursday, September 12, 2024

First half of 2024

With new mixed media art supplies, the first half or so of 2024 was spent experimenting with new materials and techniques. It was a lot of fun, and some things worked and others did not. So in addition to fun, a great deal of learning took place. Some of these examples may look unusual compared to others posted earlier.

Artist and Grandson painted a joint work

Flowers

The Darkest Hour in the High Desert

Moons and Monoliths in the Mourning

Raven 1

Raven 2

A Simple Scribble

Messengers from Another Realm

Trying to Get Through

Seasons in the High Desert

Catacombs

Choosing to Bury the Fears for Now

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Summer 2023

This summer I have been experimenting with different ways of painting. I have explored the square format, how to create texture, different color combinations, and how to combine a tiny bit of reality in an abstract, intuitive painting.

Worlds of Grief

The Returnee

Lost Bird

Fragility

Abyss

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Art, Psychology and Emotional Reactions to Climate Change

In the Fall of 2022, I was invited to give a zoom talk on "Art, Psychology, and Emotional Reactions to Climate Change" to a group of psychologists (I was a psychologist once). I'll be giving it again this coming Fall to a group of emeritus faculty. Trying to give a coherent talk about my art and why I make it helped me focus on my artistic intentions.

As a psychologist-artist, I have struggled, with very limited success, to express my emotional reactions to climate change in a way that will both increase awareness of our dire straits and encourage coping and taking action in viewers. I have also tried, with much greater success, to help myself deal with my own emotional turmoil about climate change. Painting provides me a respite from all fears and sorrows so that I am refreshed and committed to environmentalism. Perhaps my art can do the same for some viewers.

To see a recording of the talk, click here and then click on my name and picture. To see the slides in the talk, see below. It's really challenging to try to talk or paint about something that is so grim and beautiful at the same time.