ARTIST's STATEMENT
I moved to Bolinas almost thirty years ago.  That was 1970 and I was so transfixed by the amazing beauty of this place that I immediately left off the pursuit of portraying my inner surrealist/poetic landscapes.  All I could think of was this place.  All I wanted to portray was here - so palpably visible.  I am reminded of a line from a poem by Pablo Neruda.  "Nothing has greatness but sea spray at eight in the morning."  I've held onto that as some sort of lifeline.

I paint to carve a reality out of this reality.  I paint in order to feel the fog move across the land, to smell the tall dry grass in the valley in all it's yellowness.  I want the canvas to speak to me about struggle and beauty and the ecstasy that sings in the wind.

Not a day goes by that I don't hike.  For me it is like eating or breathing.  If it is raining, I quite often will head for mountain trails, with their woods and rushing streams.  I love the sound of the rain in the forest - I head for the ridge or the edge of the cliff to feel the full impact of the storm.  And while I hike, I paint.  The "painting" might never end up on canvas, but if all the variables coalesce at just the right moment, cinched with the vantage point that draws me, then there's a good chance it will.

BACKGROUND
In her paintings, Judy Molyneux has created a unique visual language that re-envisions the familiar to create sensations of beauty and serenity.  Visually, her work is an artistic "whack-upside th head".  She combines nature's savagery and beauty to create a dance-like bliss that affirms and celebrates life.
Academically trained (BFA, MFA), raised in a tradition of subsistence farming, Molyneux is a mother of two, an owner of an art gallery, a 30-plus year resident of Bolinas, and an international and community activist.  She has been involved in raising over $60,000 for environmental and peace causes.