Judith D'Agostino

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Artist Statement

I paint because it is who I am. It is what I do and it is
what I know best. I paint and draw things that inspire
me. I love the creative process, the puzzle, the
challenge to one up myself. I like the solitude of working
alone in my studio. I enjoy expressing myself and the
challenge of doing it in different ways whether that is
with an interior, a landscape or a figurative piece. I
hope that when a viewer looks at my work that I can
inspire in them the same feelings I had when I made the
painting or drawing. In my landscapes, I tend to want to
show the fleeting beauty and light that surrounds us. In
my figurative and interior work I want to create a
psychological atmosphere.
My favorite tools are brushes and charcoal. My favorite
supports are hard board covered with muslin or canvas
for oil painting and textured surfaces for pastel and
charcoal. Although I do work on stretched canvas from
time to time, I prefer to use a hard sub straight. I like to
sand, scrape and scrub as part of my process and I also
like to make my own gesso which gives a better
reflection of light than commercial gesso. Light and
color are important to me and I prefer a glow to the light.
I love tonal painting and soft edges. I have painted in
different styles throughout my career but for now, my
interests are in tune with the Tonalists more than any
other landscape painting style. Some of my heroes
include Inness, Sargent, Workman and Beckman.
I was taught by abstract expressionists for the most part
and since graduating with an MFA in painting, I have
moved toward more of an expressionist attitude and
even more realism. I felt that my education lacked
training in realism. It was a much more trendy
education. What was hot and what was not seemed to
drive those who were training and educating me. I
wanted more of a traditional understanding of art and so
I did that for myself. My current work is mostly
landscape although I will do an interior or figurative
piece from time to time. I am enthralled with the
landscape. I enjoy going out into the field and painting.
I love the challenge of getting out there when the light is
fleeting and it all feels so real and immediate. This work
has helped inform my studio paintings. However, I am
not interested in projecting too much realism but more
interested in the mood of the place that I am painting.
My goal is to do the best paintings I can
no matter where that leads me.