The raw beauty found in nature has been the driving force of inspiration for Atlanta artist, Judie Jacobs.  Through years of study and experimentation with various art materials including ceramics, acrylics, oil painting and encaustics she has shared her vision of the ever changing landscape.

Combining a variety of media, the artist richly layers her work with materials incorporating imagery based on the natural beauty of the rural pastoral settings found in her travels to foreign shores and closer to home in Georgia and Tennessee.  Many of her new works portray the disappearing rural buildings, barns and farmhouses in the Southern landscape where she grew up.

Her most current work combines the ancient art of encaustic with modern digital imagery.   Encaustic painting is rooted in a process dating back to the ancient Greek civilization that incorporates the use of hot wax and pigment binders.

Judie works in her studio/gallery at the Tula Arts Center on Bennett Street in Atlanta where she has maintained a presence since 1984.  She continues to be involved in the Atlanta art community by exhibiting in art shows throughout the year.  Thomas Deans Fine Art Gallery, The Watson Gallery and Frameworks Gallery in Atlanta and the Zimmerman Gallery in Augusta, Georgia, represent her art.  Her recent encaustic work was in a group show sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta from July through September, 2009.  Representations of the artist’s work can be viewed on her website at www.judiejacobs.com.

Since the early 1970’s she has been a resident of Atlanta, and has been professionally involved in art education in Atlanta during that time.  Since 1990, she has taught visual art in the Upper School at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Sandy Springs.  She finds inspiration and pride in her work with the students through guiding them in their artistic endeavors, and many of them have embarked upon careers in the arts.

Ceramic sculptural works, paintings and encaustics created by Judie are found in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the country.


Judie Jacobs            
Studio K-1 at Tula Art Center          
75 Bennett Street            
Atlanta, GA 30309
judiej48@bellsouth.net                     
www.judiejacobs.com