
Get in touch with Judd via Instagram at or email for commissions. “Because that,” says the artist, “has been the greatest gift in the world, and I want everyone on earth to have that feeling.” This unique theatrical celebration of art in tableaux vivants - living pictures - features real people creating incredible 2D illusions onstage by posing to. It is Judd’s hope to combine her passions into everything she can do to be a positive influence and help others find love for themselves like she has. It brings me joy that I can say, ‘I drew you exactly how I see you, and you are beautiful.’” Many times people will say that I have made them look so beautiful in my drawings, but I think a lot of us don’t see our own beauty.” “I draw what I see, and I draw what I sense in their soul. When I am drawing someone, I see all of the beauty in them and really try to get in tune with the spirit of that person.

“That’s why I love how personal portraiture is. Lindsay DeLong is the Editor-in-Chief of Laguna Beach Living. From my own experience I know how damaging this can be to self esteem, purpose, and self image,” she admits. Evans’ art visit, or pop into Quorum Gallery at 374 N Coast Highway, or Art & Frame Warehouse in Laguna Niguel. The Pagent of the Masters is at the Irvine Bowl, which is part of the Festival of Arts complex on Highway 133. See the fine art of the masters brought to life in skillfully rendered vignettes called tableaux vivants. “There is such a lack of positive female role models in the media, and the content that we see as young girls often isn’t real. Judd’s goal is to inspire young girls, both with her art as well as her story of perseverance.
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Healthy, with a new outlook on life and a passion that fulfills her daily, she is back in school working on getting her esthetician license to specialize in permanent makeup (again, those thought-out, precise lines making magic happen). Sure enough, soon after she started posting her works online, requests for commissions began rolling in. “I was very hesitant because I have strong feelings against social media because of the negative grasp it had on me for so many years and the negative influence I see it having on the younger generations,” shares Judd, “but while I know that social media can be negative without boundaries, it can also be a very positive platform as well.” When Judd returned home after two years, she showed her family the portfolio she had traded her addiction for, and her stepfather, impressed and proud, encouraged her to start an Instagram page to share it with others. “When I start, I have to really study the bone structure in the face, the contours, shading, highlights, and ultimately strive to capture the whole aura of the person I am drawing.” “These became my most proud works because I know I am giving something that I have put my whole heart and soul into.” One mistake can ruin the whole piece,” she says.

“Unlike painting where you can make mistakes and put your whole arm into the brushstrokes, the art I chose was with a fine tip marker, with well thought-out, precise lines. Judd turned to portraits, something she had never done before. Drawing became a source of solace and helped her reconnect with her artistic self.
