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Judith
Levin's paintings began to be collected when she was fifteen. She developed
a technique in pure painting, freely building a classical composition
directly onto the canvas in paint only, without the use of drawn or planned
outlines. Her early work is comprised of a series of flower paintings
in which this technique reflects the natural and free compositions of
the flowers themselves. These paintings are noted for their contrast of
texture, the almost weightlessness of the petals against the solidity
of the jug that contains them, and the play of light and colour. In the
continuing series of still life paintings, the same freedom of technique
is given into an expression of simplicity of form. These are contemplative,
silent paintings taken from direct observation. Moving to the pictorial
space of the landscape, the moorland paintings are a personal response
to the vast, open spaces of heather on the moors around Haworth, Ilkley
and North Yorkshire, most of which is left unseen, and the woodland paintings
a response to the more enclosed landscape within the city. The conservation
of these places are paramount to her. Judith's paintings are found in
private and corporate collections internationally. |