Biography
Judi Betts AWS, NWS has attained an international reputation for her transparent watercolor paintings. Her paintings have won over 100 awards in major competitions i.e. The National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and Watercolor USA. Paintings by Judi appear on national TV, wine labels (5 International Awards in label competition), CDs, DVDs and in over 35 books. Invitational exhibitions include State of the Art, Taiwan Art Education Institute, Federation of Canadian Artists, Walt Disney's EPCOT Center, Allied Artists of America at the Butler Institute, Pogan Galleries (CA), "Masters of Watercolor", and Selected Artists of the National Arts Club. Judi's paintings were selected to be exhibited in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Invitational Exhibitions of Contemporary International Water-Media Masters, sponsored by the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute in Nanjing, China. Another of her paintings was selected for inclusion in the Inaugural Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial in Shanghai. Her work is included in the E Gene Crain Collection (Newport Beach, CA). Two of her paintings were selected for viewing when portions of the collection were displayed at the Oceanside (CA) Museum of Art. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association featured CATTLE CALL on the June 2012 cover of their internationally circulated publication. Judi's painting, COALIE and JAKE, was selected by the Springfield Art Museum to receive their Purchase Award from WATERCOLOR USA'S 50th Anniversary Exhibition in 2011. Judi's painting FRESH START was selected to be exhibited in the 2009-2010 Exchange Exhibition between the Japan Watercolor Federation and Watercolor USA Honor Society. The exhibit was displayed in Tokyo in the Japanese National Art Center in April 2010. Senator and Mrs. Long commissioned Judi to paint the RUSSELL B LONG Federal Building and Court House for their private collection. Her painting of the Louisiana Old State Capital hung in the Rotunda of the Governor's Mansion during the Foster Administration. Judi's paintings are also in the Permanent Collections of the States of Arkansas and Louisiana, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Springfield (MO) Art Museum.
Judi has received the Louisiana Governor's Award for Professional Artist, the state's most prestigious award; the Transparent Watercolor Society of America awarded her their "Master of Watercolor" designation. Judi was selected for a special award for "Contributions to the medium of Watercolor" by Watercolor USA Honor Society and in 2012 received their Lifetime Achievement Award, their highest honor. Judi is the author of the award winning books WATERCOLOR...Let's Think About It! (5th printing) and PAINTING...a QUEST toward XTRAORD!NARY (5 awards) and is also a contributor to many prominent art magazines. The ARTIST'S MAGAZINE selected Judi to be a juror for their 2002 International Art Competition which drew over 15,000 entries. She judged the Experimental Art Category. Over her career, she has been juror/judge for over 150 national/international and regional competitions. In 2009, she served on the Awards Jury for the American Watercolor Society's 142nd International Competition. More than 425 workshops have been presented by Judi; and she has given invitational sessions for watercolor societies in Norway, Puerto Rico, Sweden and Canada.
Judi is a signature member of the American and National Watercolor Societies. She also holds memberships in both the National and Salmagundi Art Clubs in New York City; and is listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART. Her paintings are included in corporate, university, museum and private collections.
Supply List
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The following list of supplies is recommended. If you have been painting, you may use the tools with which you are comfortable.
Orders can be placed via email or phone. judibetts@att.net 225-926-4220
Payment by check/money order. Credit cards not accepted. Shipping costs vary depending on size of order and destination.
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Bugle Boys
Giclee
20" x 27"
15" x 21" image
$100.00
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Sea Prince
Giclee
22" x 30"
20" x 28" image
$100.00
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An American Dream
Lithograph
25½" x 22"
23½" x 18" image
$100.00
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Patio Party
Lithograph
19" x 25"
$100.00
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Wagon
Print
20½" x 20"
18½" x 18" image
$75.00
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Group Therapy
Print
15" x 18½"
10½" x 14½" image
$50.00
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A Return to Elegance
Poster
25½" x 31½"
20½" x 28" image
$75.00
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Two O'Clock Rock
Poster
25" x 30½"
20½" x 28" image
$75.00
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Southern Serenade
Poster
33½" x 24"
$75.00
Orders can be placed via email or phone. judibetts@att.net 225-926-4220
Payment by check/money order. Credit cards not accepted. Shipping costs vary depending on size of order and destination.
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Shape-Maker
A synthetic, double-ended brush designed by Judi, featuring a 1" flat and #7 round tip. Known for its "bounce".
Size: 12" long
Price: $22.00
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Color-Sketch Rainbow
A sketchbook recommended for watercolor, pencil and felt pen
This spiral bound sketchbook provides an exciting way to plan color dominance. Add new dimension to your sketches with this book featuring heavy weight pages with various textures. Also included are 3 small mats for editing and viewfinding. Color-Sketch Rainbow has a variety of pastel colored pages.
Size: 9" x 6"
Length: 60 pages
Price: $15.00
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Color-Sketch White
A sketchbook recommended for watercolor, pencil and felt pen
This spiral bound sketchbook provides an exciting way to plan color dominance. Add new dimension to your sketches with this book featuring heavy weight pages with various textures. Also included are 3 small mats for editing and viewfinding. Color-Sketch White has an assortment of off-white/gray/beige pages.
Size: 9" x 6"
Length: 60 pages
Price: $15.00
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See Through! ... to strong design
This organized, easy to use, transparent overlay sketch system provides a three value approach to simplifying design problems. Included are 48 design sets and two examples.
Spiral Bound workbook
Size: 11" x 8½"
Length: 100 pages
Price: $18.00
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Pro-Glaze
A set of three acetate sheets, each in a different color gradation. They are used to show the effect of glazing. Lay one sheet on a dry watercolor painting or overlap them to produce more colors.
Size: 11" x 8½"
Price: $25.00
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Painting ... A Quest Toward Xtraord!nary
Co-Authors Judi Betts and Charlotte Huntley
Winner of 5 Awards in international book competitions
The challenge of a serious painting adventure lies in discovering your creative competence and improving technical ability. In painting there are many different ways of seeing and doing. This book explores two approaches to painting creatively! Paintings that more than meet the eye. Paintings that excite your imagination, enrich your view, stimulate emotion and are painted from the heart.
Hard Cover
Size: 11" x 8½"
Length: 200 pages in full color, die cuts and foldout pages
Price: $47.00
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Watercolor ... Let's Think About It!
5th Printing
An award winning book about painting that is truly different - unique, provocative, and entertaining.
This book is about painting, but it's also about looking, a way of looking at our world. It's also a book about thinking, thinking about painting.
Soft cover
Size: 11" x 8½"
Length: 114 pages, 36 in color
Price: $25.00
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To Stalk the Oomingmack ... An Artist's Arctic Journal (Czajkowski)
Layout and design by Judi Betts
Sketching is so important ... This book is an excellent example of an artist/writer who does an outstanding job of sketching on location.
Hard Cover
Size: 8½" x 11"
Length: 112 pages
Price: $20.00
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DVD Louisiana Architecture
Achieve new depth in watercolor along with Baton Rouge artist Judi Betts. Take a trip to the south and experience Louisiana architecture and colors as you follow along with Betts in her highly popular watercolor style. Learn the tricks of washes, as well as how to use low tones, mid tones, and high tones to bring your paintings to life!
Recommended for all skill levels
Length: 132 minutes
Price: $25.00
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DVD Louisiana Trucks
Take a trip down to Baton Rouge with Judi Betts as she explores the rustic beauty of Louisiana. Using her process of layering, you will learn how to recreate her signature style and depth in your own watercolor paintings. Get a look at creating a complete landscape along with an old rusty truck, and some fun-loving goats!
Recommended for all skill levels
Length: 119 minutes
Price: $25.00
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DVD Louisiana Cowboys
Journey out west with professional watercolor artist Judi Betts. Known especially for her wash techniques, Judi will teach you the secrets of creating depth in watercolor. Get your paint and brushes ready, 'cause the rodeo is about to begin!
Recommended for all skill levels
Length: 84 minutes
Price: $25.00
