Judy D'Addieco
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I have been immersed in art in one way or another for as long as I can remember.
In my youth, I attended classes at the Brandywine River Museum near my home outside Wilmington,
Delaware, where I took my inspiration from the area's abundant woods and the nearby historic
Brandywine River area. I continued drawing and painting into high school, taking classes in painting,
pottery, sculpture, and jewelry-making.
Into adulthood, I decided to combine my artistic sensibilities with my love of the printed page by
pursuing a career in the graphic arts. I earned a bachelor's degree at the Rochester Institute of
Technology in Rochester, New York, where I studied design, illustration, color theory, photography,
and printing with top professionals in their fields. Wanting to continue building my skills in fine art,
I also took courses in figure drawing, pottery, sculpture, and weaving.
And so began a long, challenging, and rewarding career in the fields of graphic design, illustration
and, later on, copy writing, creative direction, and technical writing. (With evenings and weekends
devoted to painting and drawing.) I believe my artwork reflects the knowledge and skills I gained
from each of those experiences.
Although my earliest works (lost in a fire) were mostly of a more traditional style, I have
experimented with everything from surrealism to abstract impressionism. I think the common thread
throughout everything I create is the strong juxtaposition of form and texture. The lines of a living
being, object, or landscape have always intrigued me, and I love it when I can achieve a work that
keeps the eye wandering around and around those lines. Interestingly, I see the same pattern with
the jewelry that I create. It seems I am somehow compelled to create things with lots of the "ins
and outs and roundabouts" that define pleasing form. And of course, to paraphrase a screen favorite
of mine -- Albert from The Bird Cage -- one does need a touch of color.
I have sold my art, both the fine and the wearable kind, through shows, commissions, and galleries.
I am a member of the Saddleback Art League and have been their show chairperson and newsletter
editor. Having worked my way westward from Delaware by way of Buffalo and then Chicago, I now
live in Southern California with my husband and our two miniature poodles.
In my youth, I attended classes at the Brandywine River Museum near my home outside Wilmington,
Delaware, where I took my inspiration from the area's abundant woods and the nearby historic
Brandywine River area. I continued drawing and painting into high school, taking classes in painting,
pottery, sculpture, and jewelry-making.
Into adulthood, I decided to combine my artistic sensibilities with my love of the printed page by
pursuing a career in the graphic arts. I earned a bachelor's degree at the Rochester Institute of
Technology in Rochester, New York, where I studied design, illustration, color theory, photography,
and printing with top professionals in their fields. Wanting to continue building my skills in fine art,
I also took courses in figure drawing, pottery, sculpture, and weaving.
And so began a long, challenging, and rewarding career in the fields of graphic design, illustration
and, later on, copy writing, creative direction, and technical writing. (With evenings and weekends
devoted to painting and drawing.) I believe my artwork reflects the knowledge and skills I gained
from each of those experiences.
Although my earliest works (lost in a fire) were mostly of a more traditional style, I have
experimented with everything from surrealism to abstract impressionism. I think the common thread
throughout everything I create is the strong juxtaposition of form and texture. The lines of a living
being, object, or landscape have always intrigued me, and I love it when I can achieve a work that
keeps the eye wandering around and around those lines. Interestingly, I see the same pattern with
the jewelry that I create. It seems I am somehow compelled to create things with lots of the "ins
and outs and roundabouts" that define pleasing form. And of course, to paraphrase a screen favorite
of mine -- Albert from The Bird Cage -- one does need a touch of color.
I have sold my art, both the fine and the wearable kind, through shows, commissions, and galleries.
I am a member of the Saddleback Art League and have been their show chairperson and newsletter
editor. Having worked my way westward from Delaware by way of Buffalo and then Chicago, I now
live in Southern California with my husband and our two miniature poodles.
