Details

First Name	Judith
Last Name	Shaylor
Username	judithshaylor
Website	http://www.judithshaylor.com
Region	Edinburgh & The Lothians
Disciplines	Drawing, Installation, Painting, Photography
Themes	Abstract, Figurative

Statement

The medium and the message: each hold equal weight as I work, testing the possibilities of materials to convey an idea. My initial training in tapestry reinforced the hand-eye connection that drives a passion for the texture, colour, pattern and detail in my painted work. I have worked with all types of paint, but recent experiments with traditional egg tempera painting give weight to the images I create from dreams or past experiences. Collage and drawing underpin initial investigations, resulting in sketchbook ideas which become surrealist compositions. These compositions will eventually guide me in the final painting stage.

Biography

Born in 1966 in Wolverhampton, Judith Shaylor left school at 16 to study at Bournville School of Art, where she studied for a Btec, specialising in textiles and ceramics. She then went on to gain a BA Hons in drawing and painting at Edinburgh college of art, where her subjects were tapestry and print-making. Today she sees herself as a multidisciplinary artist, although painting and drawing are a big part of her practice. After 20 years of living abroad, she decided in 2019 to move back to Edinburgh and became the founding member of a Scottish women’s collective called Abstractionistas. She works as a full-time artist in a studio in St. Margaret’s house/ Palette and is busy building her practice.