Judy Leila Schafers
“I look forward enthusiastically to each new day, to see, as I did on my parent’s farm, what new inspirations will unfold for me. It is the great outdoors that inspire what I create on canvas. I love life, my family, friends, fans, and farm. I adore being involved in the community and sharing my visions with anyone I can. I re-tell Mother Nature’s stories on canvas, paintbrush happily in hand.”
Judy is a country girl through and through. Rurally born and raised in Barrhead County, Alberta, her farm life upbringing played a major role in the directions her art and creativity would take her through adulthood. From weddings, to gardens, to painting, her lifelong creative pursuits continue to draw her eye and heart towards the beauty of the land she inhabits. Endlessly inspired to share the stories of cycles, beauty, and endurance that she is lucky enough to watch unfold around her on a daily basis.
Florals & Botanicals
Intimate portraits of garden life as if seen from a bug's eye view. An enchanting world of light and shadow, am orphic shapes, colors, and perhaps a few hidden surprises. Close up views of plants offer such wonderful opportunities to explore color and design, as well as a chance to try to unravel some of their mysteries.
Nature Up Close
Infinitely magnificent! Moment by moment, season by season. Tiny vignettes right in front of us. The everyday world that exists at our feet, transformed by the ever-changing light.
Landscapes
Growing up close to nature in the idyllic landscape near Barrhead, Alberta was nothing less than magical. By delving into every nook and cranny of the enigmatic environment surrounding me, I found a deep appreciation for what, in country life, is considered commonplace. These paintings celebrate the varied and ever-changing landscape I grew up in and still call home.
Miniatures
These miniature paintings are often smaller than a postcard and framed in a floater style frame. They feature intimate vistas and vignettes of life outside city boundaries in a realistic style. Subject matter varies from detailed panoramic landscapes to close up views of flowers and rocks gardens. Each miniature is hand painted on wood with as much care and attention to detail and depiction of atmosphere as my larger works.