“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds

My inspiration for painting comes from nature. A week-long birding trip to Southeastern Arizona 20 years ago was the catalyst that started my love affair with birds. I was so captivated by the experience (15 species of hummingbirds!) that I went on to earn a certificate in Field Ornithology and to live and travel internationally to see, photograph, and paint birds. I currently live and work in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

At the same time I started to paint birds, I moved away from oils and started to experiment with watercolors. My new love of birds and a new medium worked in tandem to create my unique style. My fanciful borders are often inspired by the bird's habitat or, sometimes, it's simply artistic fancy that reflects how I feel about that particular bird.

I hope you enjoy visiting my galleries. Please contact me with questions or comments or a good bird story. (I know you have one!)

With respect for all living things, Judy Boyd | Santa Fe, New Mexico 2020

             

Left: Having fun at Kid's Camp (front row, green shirt) during my artist residency at Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine where I painted at the desk of Mabel Todd Loomis where she once sat to edit the work of Emily Dickinson. It was the experience of a lifetime. Did I mention the puffins?
Right: Birding at Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Anton in Panama, the site of the Cornell Lab's live Panama Fruit Feeder Cam.