Cover Artist's goal is not to be famous...
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000>Cover Artist Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of 'Tierra Adentro' in the northern most portion of Socorro County.</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/shepherd_judy_farrow.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Cover Artist Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of 'Tierra Adentro' in the northern most portion of Socorro County."></td></tr></table></center>Sabinal NM – Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of “Tierra Adentro” central New Mexico, in the northern most portion of Socorro County. From her windows, the rural countryside gives way to the western mesas and the great, turquoise sky that defines the southwest.
It’s no wonder that her paintings reflect the rich colors of her native land. “Art has always been important to me,” says the artist. “I did my first oil painting at age 9 with my mother’s paints.” She has been actively drawing and painting for about 30 years and her works are award winners.
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000>“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me."</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/vespers_sm.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt='“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me."'></td></tr></table></center>Her picture “Vespers” (or Evening Prayers) was inspired by on an old photograph she saw of Chimayo. “I added the towers and of course now they have the fence,” she says, “but someone recognized it from the tree – which is still growing there.”
Judy has taken art classes at the University of New Mexico, at the Cloudcroft Art School and Artisan of Santa Fe. She studied with Lawanda Calton, Deborah Christensen, Emily Prather, Iva Morris, David Schwindt, Sally Strand and Beth Ann Bethel.
She was the first artist to be chosen by the Valencia News Bulletin to draw portraits of the featured local people for their “Locals” special section. She served as president for two years of the Belen Art League and was twice chosen Artist of the Year.
Her works have been juried into the New Mexico State Fair Fine Arts and Hispanic Arts Division, the Rio Grande Art Association Show, Masterworks and the Roswell Fine Arts League.
“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me.”
She is a member of Caminio Real 7, a group of fine artists, who will exhibit recent works at the Belen Harvey House from June 28 through July 26. You can meet Judy Farrow and the other artists at the reception on Saturday, June 28 from 1-4 pm.
Camino Real 7's members are as colorful and varied as their art. All accomplished artists, they live along Tiera Adentro from Sabinal in the south to Peralta in the north.
Along with Judy Farrow, artists are Lorraine Lopez-Burleson and Jean Stone, all born-and-raised New Mexicans. And long-time transplants Janice Leach, Sondra Schlotterback, Evelyn Yoder and Penny York.
Camino Real 7 meets once a month to discuss art, share ideas, books and visual images and to critique each other's art.
For the Harvey House show, members will also show a selection of miniature works for sale at miniature prices. The proceeds from these sales will go to the Harvey House.
For more information on Camino Real 7, call 505-869-2672. For more information on the Harvey House Museum, please call 861-0581.
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000>Cover Artist Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of 'Tierra Adentro' in the northern most portion of Socorro County.</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/shepherd_judy_farrow.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt="Cover Artist Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of 'Tierra Adentro' in the northern most portion of Socorro County."></td></tr></table></center>Sabinal NM – Judy Farrow’s home lies in the heart of “Tierra Adentro” central New Mexico, in the northern most portion of Socorro County. From her windows, the rural countryside gives way to the western mesas and the great, turquoise sky that defines the southwest.
It’s no wonder that her paintings reflect the rich colors of her native land. “Art has always been important to me,” says the artist. “I did my first oil painting at age 9 with my mother’s paints.” She has been actively drawing and painting for about 30 years and her works are award winners.
<center><table border=0 align=center><tr><td><caption><font size=-1 face="Arial Narrow" color=#000000>“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me."</font></caption><img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/vespers_sm.jpg border=1 align=center vspace=5 hspace=5 alt='“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me."'></td></tr></table></center>Her picture “Vespers” (or Evening Prayers) was inspired by on an old photograph she saw of Chimayo. “I added the towers and of course now they have the fence,” she says, “but someone recognized it from the tree – which is still growing there.”
Judy has taken art classes at the University of New Mexico, at the Cloudcroft Art School and Artisan of Santa Fe. She studied with Lawanda Calton, Deborah Christensen, Emily Prather, Iva Morris, David Schwindt, Sally Strand and Beth Ann Bethel.
She was the first artist to be chosen by the Valencia News Bulletin to draw portraits of the featured local people for their “Locals” special section. She served as president for two years of the Belen Art League and was twice chosen Artist of the Year.
Her works have been juried into the New Mexico State Fair Fine Arts and Hispanic Arts Division, the Rio Grande Art Association Show, Masterworks and the Roswell Fine Arts League.
“My goal as an artist is not to be famous,” says Judy, “not to sell a lot of paintings, although that would be nice; but rather to grow and improve and become the best artist I can be with the abilities The Lord has granted me.”
She is a member of Caminio Real 7, a group of fine artists, who will exhibit recent works at the Belen Harvey House from June 28 through July 26. You can meet Judy Farrow and the other artists at the reception on Saturday, June 28 from 1-4 pm.
Camino Real 7's members are as colorful and varied as their art. All accomplished artists, they live along Tiera Adentro from Sabinal in the south to Peralta in the north.
Along with Judy Farrow, artists are Lorraine Lopez-Burleson and Jean Stone, all born-and-raised New Mexicans. And long-time transplants Janice Leach, Sondra Schlotterback, Evelyn Yoder and Penny York.
Camino Real 7 meets once a month to discuss art, share ideas, books and visual images and to critique each other's art.
For the Harvey House show, members will also show a selection of miniature works for sale at miniature prices. The proceeds from these sales will go to the Harvey House.
For more information on Camino Real 7, call 505-869-2672. For more information on the Harvey House Museum, please call 861-0581.