There's always more to a painting than what appears on the canvas.

Welcome to Studio Notes, where I share a little of what happens behind the scenes of my life as an artist. Stories from my Tucson studio, paintings in progress, the ideas and experiences behind my work, exhibition news, and interesting discoveries from the wider art world. After a lifetime of painting, teaching, and exploring, there's still so much to discover and share. I hope you'll join me!

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Shelf Life: A Painting and a Poem

In 2013, Judith Austen created Shelf Life, a painting and accompanying poem about aging, relevance, creativity, humor, and the refusal to quietly disappear.

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