Originally aired: July 2, 2020
For this decidedly PG Episode, I showed you how you can fill your home with family friendly figurative art…nudes, that show no nipples or breasts…beautiful paintings of the back.
Never mind the wifi glitch around 6:30…I'll tell you the art concept I was pontificating about in future episodes of
Living Figuratively!
And, during these difficult Covid times,
I'll be paying forward 50% of the profits from any sales into the struggling art community.
Originally aired: June 25, 2020
I brought you to my husband's home office to show you some of the art I have gifted him over the years.
Because this was the “Lucky Thirteenth” Episode, there was a bit of a snafu in the live broadcast of this show.
When I was talking about Rose Frantzen's amazing painting…a nude of a lovely young girl that hangs over my husband's desk…the facebook censor-bots stopped my show and told me I was in violation of Facebook Community Standards.
I am contesting this "violation," but had to stop the show.
I did, however, salvage what I could and put together this uncensored version, available on YouTube only.
Watch to see what all the fuss is about.
Featuring the work of Rose Frantzen, Arabella Proffer, Mitzura Salgian, Judith Brandon and Kimberly Beck!
Originally aired: June 18th, 2020
For the HOW Episode, I showed you the nuts and bolts of how I set up the posing sessions and handled the the props and created the painting details that went into the creation of Love, Athena.
I also I showed you how I was inspired by masterworks by
Karen Offutt, Sadie Valeri, Lea Colie Wight, Will St. John, Rembrandt…and more…to create various parts of this epic triptych.
Originally aired: June 11th, 2020
I welcomed my epic triptych, Love, Athena, home from her
extended COVID 2020 lockdown at the Zanesville Museum of Art.
This gigantic, three part multi-figure portrait bridges the gap between my Chicks with Balls and The Goddess Project.
It was unveiled for its first worldwide viewing.
Part 1: WHO, WHAT, and WHY
I talk about the women who posed and why I chose them,
show you details, symbolism and how this triptych ties into themes and concepts from The Goddess Project.
Originally aired: June 4th, 2020
For Episode 10, I showed you a very special corner of my house where figurative art rules…
a couple of my own and a glorious piece, Phoenix, by Jaymi Zents!
My own works from this episode are available as originals and as giclees, and during these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community, check out my online shop.
Originally aired: May 28th, 2020
For this installment of LIVING FIGURATIVELY, I invited you into my studio and introduced you to some of my
favorite figurative art books that have inspired me for decades along with some recent discoveries.
Spoiler alert: They're all terrific coffee table books too!
Featured books are from artists Rose Frantzen, Burton Silverman, Susan Lyon, David Kassan, Nicholas Uribé, Terry Strickland, Carly Strickland, Artemesia, Poets/Artists Publications…and more!
BONUS: I kicked off the episode with a first look at my most recent art acquisition, a beautiful drawing by Teresa Oaxaca!
which I'll be framing with Susan Porges, The Art Studio!
Look close, I am also wearing leggings from the House of Oaxaca too!
Originally aired: Thursday May 21st, 2020
I took you on a 360° tour of the BEYOND…The Laundry Room, where I have more figurative art than I could even talk about…housewife relics from the ages are part of my ironic curated clutter too!
I opened with a lightning round of 1960s TV Trivia and placed some TV show references here and there as well…see if you can guess some!
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community, check out my online shop.
Originally aired: Thursday May 14th, 2020
I took you on a 360° tour of my master bathroom , which…Surprise Surprise… is also chock full of figurative art!
I kicked it off with a Trivia Question about a popular TV Show…watch it and see if you can figure out the answer! And, I finished up with a major TV Trivia clue as to where I'll be taking you for Part 3…The Beyond!
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
The works I feature on LIVING FIGURATIVELY, are available through my online shop.
Originally aired: Thursday May 7th, 2020
I took you on a 360° tour of my master bedroom , which is chock full of figurative art. Lots of my own and also work by JenMarie Zeleznak, April Felipé, Annie Peters and Daniel Sprick.
I also sprinkled in some reference to my favorite 1960s TV shows…maybe you caught some?
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
The works I feature on LIVING FIGURATIVELY, including these four Chicks paintings, as originals and gicleés, are available through my online shop.
Originally Aired: Thursday, April 30, 2020
I spoke about my long-term painting series,
Chicks with Balls: Judy Takács paints unsung female heroes. I focused on four special paintings from my Chicks with Balls project, and the highly unusual posing session that was necessary to create them.
The three women who were part of this effort are portrait artists themselves, Pamela Mack, Martha Osborne and Carol Berning, and their paintings appear in the SECOND Chicks with Balls book which was released February 13th at the Zanesville Museum of Art. You can buy it here.
I also revealed the mystery about the frying pan from Episode 4…watch Episode 4…and then find out which 1960s TV Show was referenced!
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
The works I feature on LIVING FIGURATIVELY, including these four Chicks paintings, as originals and gicleés, are available through my online shop.
Originally Aired: Thursday, April 23, 2020
I spoke a perennial favorite painting of mine, Highland Matriarch. My fabulous and indulgent model for this painting is Jewelry Artist, Kim Mettee.
For Episode 4, I also talk about paintings from my collection by Restrooms of Cleveland author, Arabella Proffer.
Buy her books here or here and check out her paintings and her blog at arabellaproffer.com
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
Many of my works which I feature on LIVING FIGURATIVELY, including Highland Matriarch, are available through my online shop. The ones from my collection are not for sale, but you can visit the websites of the artists I feature to find out about acquiring their work or publications.
Originally Aired: Thursday, April 16, 2020
I told you about how you can use affordable small and medium figurative works to decorate your house with a “Wall Full of Small.”
I highlighted my own works and those from my collection by Sadie Valeri, Karen Offutt, Carol Arnold and Steven Assael.
Custom double-sided framing of my Steven Assael drawing by Susan Porges Fine Art.
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
Many of my works which I feature on LIVING FIGURATIVELY are available through my online shop…the ones from my collection are not for sale, but you can visit the websites of the artists I feature to find out about acquiring their work or signing up for instruction.
Originally Aired: Thursday, April 9, 2020
I spoke about my Ephemera Series, where I collaged bits of my parents handwriting and legacy into my paintings.
My Ephemera works are available as original oil paintings or as half-size giclees (high quality prints on archival paper) through my online shop.
Ephemera Collector, the center painting in the triptych, is available through 33 Contemporary on artsy.net.
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
Read my blog about Ephemera.
Originally Aired: Thursday, April 2, 2020
For the premier episode of LIVING FIGURATIVELY, I spoke about Serenity Prayer, a painting that was specific to my personal troubles when I painted it, but also speaks to the troubles of our current times.
My Serenity Prayer painting is available as an original oil painting or as a half-size giclee (high quality prints on archival paper) through my online shop.
During these Corona Times, I will be paying 50% of my art sales profits forward into the struggling art community.
In conjunction with the Zanesville Museum of Art, where my first solo museum show, Chicks with Balls: Judy Takács paints unsung female heroes, opened in February,
I gave a FACEBOOK LIVE Artist talk.
It's a virtual docent tour of my home and studio, focusing on the paintings and concepts of my current series,
The Goddess Project, where I re-imagine characters from the mythology of all religions
through a contemporary feminist lens.