Class Content: This 2-day class will concentrate on refining the scratchboarding techniques learned in the Beginner Class, tackling more challenging images. Emphasis will be on creating excellent line quality, fine scratching, clean edges, and a full range of values with smooth transitions between. Judy will teach how to use black space and color effectively and how to create highlights and cast shadows, using a variety of subjects for students to select from.

Supply List: Tools and art materials are provided, and students should bring their supplies and tool kits from the Beginner Class. Included in this Class Fee are various sizes of black scratchboarding papers and Scratchbord™ panels, reference photos and patterns, and numerous other useful accessories. Judy will provide every student with an Advanced Tool Kit (items not included in the beginner class) as part of the Class Fee.

Biography: Judy is an award winning artist in scratchboards, watercolors and acrylic paintings. She earned a B.A. in Creative Arts summa cum laude, and taught art to Grades K-12 many years ago. She has worked as a commercial artist for over 40 years, moonlighting as a fine artist. Judy became intrigued with scratchboarding in the 1990s. She discovered it to be an excellent surface for capturing the dramatic lighting, textures, and details which have become hallmarks in her realistic artwork.

Judy is an Ampersand Art Ambassador, hand-picked to represent the company which manufactures the scratchboard panels she uses. She is an active member of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) and her work has been featured in their juried exhibitions, earning top awards in their two shows in 2022. Judy’s work as a scratchboard artist is featured in a new episode of “Hand Made” on the Tellico Village Network: Scratchboard Handmade Video

She is a signature member of several watercolor societies and is a frequent exhibitor in regional and statewide juried exhibitions. Judy continually shares her art passions, encouraging other artists through classes, presentations, demos, videos, and her info-packed blog. See her scratchboard paintings in the “Scratchboards” tab in her website galleries: https://www.judylavoieart.com/galleries/

Instructor Website: https://judylavoieart.com