Judy Gilbert Levey

Time is of the essence. With long contemplation, any experience can be diluted – but there’s a moment when the experience of seeing a flash of light, an intense beam of color or flicker of motion is met with senses heightened and a clarity of focus. That’s the moment that I set out to capture in my painting.

Working en plein air with oil paints, my work aims to bring to life those fleeting moments. I hold onto the yellow splash of sunlight or deep purple shade that caught my eye and at the same time provide an impressionistic view of the landscape, buildings and figures I see. The visual experience is accompanied by an emotion – a sense of joy, calm, adrenaline rush – that the brush strokes and paint can evoke.

Not a risk taker by action – no skydiving, no bungee jumping, rappelling off cliffs for me – I am a painter who takes risks in painting, with my mind flooded with ideas and open to change. Poured into a painting, the result is a colorful window into a moment in my world.

Judy Gilbert Levey grew up in New York State and the Adirondack Mountains. She currently lives in Bethesda, MD, and paints locally as well as in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. Judy has studied with Brooklyn artist Christine LaFuente and locally with the Yellow Barn Studio and Walt Bartman. She is Treasurer of the Foundry Gallery

Exhibitions:

• At First Brush, solo show, Foundry Gallery, Washington DC, June 2011
• Feb Four, group show, Foundry Gallery, Washington DC, February 2010
• A.R.T. solo exhibit, Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo MD, March 2009
• Solo Exhibit, Edgemoor Club, Bethesda MD, December 2008
• Spring Forward, solo exhibit, Orchard Gallery, Bethesda, MD, March 2007
• Solo Exhibit, Bethesda Library, Bethesda MD, Winter 2007
• Local Color, solo show, Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo, MD, June 2006