Judith De Young fell in love with Montana and its people, visiting Montana every
summer or fall for several weeks every year since 1972. In 1980 she and her
husband Bob purchased a log home on Lost Horse Creek in the beautiful
Bitterroot Valley, moving permanently to Montana in 1989 from Florida where
they lived for 30 years.
Growing up on the edge of a small town in Northern Michigan she was free to
explore the acres of fields, woods, hills, streams and lakes around the little
village. She fished and hunted with family and friends, enjoying wildlife and
being surrounded by nature. She and Bob have also fished and hunted from the
Caribbean and Central America to Alaska and many areas of the United
States and Canada.
Judith cannot remember when she was not creating something or learning a
new form of art or craft. Now after several years as an accomplished
Scratchboard artist of wildlife paintings she has returned to oil painting. "I am
having a truly wonderful time using more color with a freedom and looseness
not found in Scratchboard techniques. Using oils affords the use of a broader
range of subject matter and gives me unlimited possibilities for
experimentation and creativity"
She has won numerous awards in National Miniatures Art Societies and shown
and won awards in many Wildlife and Western Art Shows including; The
Southeastern Wildlife Expo, Charleston, S.C., The Southern Wildlife Festival,
Decatur, AL., Florida International Wildlife Art Show, Clearwater, FL., Western
Heritage Show, Great Falls, MT., Spokane Western Art Show, Art at the
Beach, Lincoln, OR., Treasure State Art Show, Hamilton, MT. and others.
Contributions to wildlife and natural resource organizations include The Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation, Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, Ravalli
County Fish and Wildlife Assoc., Trout Unlimited and several other wildlife and
park organizations. Ongoing local organizational contributions: The Daly
Mansion Preservation Fund, Ravalli County Museum, S.A.F.E. and the
Bitterroot Aquatic Center.
Biography-April 2005
Judith De Young
Whitetail Run Studio
164 Cooper Loop
Hamilton, Montana 59840
summer or fall for several weeks every year since 1972. In 1980 she and her
husband Bob purchased a log home on Lost Horse Creek in the beautiful
Bitterroot Valley, moving permanently to Montana in 1989 from Florida where
they lived for 30 years.
Growing up on the edge of a small town in Northern Michigan she was free to
explore the acres of fields, woods, hills, streams and lakes around the little
village. She fished and hunted with family and friends, enjoying wildlife and
being surrounded by nature. She and Bob have also fished and hunted from the
Caribbean and Central America to Alaska and many areas of the United
States and Canada.
Judith cannot remember when she was not creating something or learning a
new form of art or craft. Now after several years as an accomplished
Scratchboard artist of wildlife paintings she has returned to oil painting. "I am
having a truly wonderful time using more color with a freedom and looseness
not found in Scratchboard techniques. Using oils affords the use of a broader
range of subject matter and gives me unlimited possibilities for
experimentation and creativity"
She has won numerous awards in National Miniatures Art Societies and shown
and won awards in many Wildlife and Western Art Shows including; The
Southeastern Wildlife Expo, Charleston, S.C., The Southern Wildlife Festival,
Decatur, AL., Florida International Wildlife Art Show, Clearwater, FL., Western
Heritage Show, Great Falls, MT., Spokane Western Art Show, Art at the
Beach, Lincoln, OR., Treasure State Art Show, Hamilton, MT. and others.
Contributions to wildlife and natural resource organizations include The Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation, Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, Ravalli
County Fish and Wildlife Assoc., Trout Unlimited and several other wildlife and
park organizations. Ongoing local organizational contributions: The Daly
Mansion Preservation Fund, Ravalli County Museum, S.A.F.E. and the
Bitterroot Aquatic Center.
Biography-April 2005
Judith De Young
Whitetail Run Studio
164 Cooper Loop
Hamilton, Montana 59840
