Children’s Games

1985

In this period I returned to painting with Children’s Games, 10 large works in acrylic and enamel on hardboard. These were shown at the Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 29 May-25 June 1985. “Judith’s childlike images and colour embody the fantasies and the sometimes-cruel games of the kindergarten-age group, which are often carried into adulthood." (Christchurch Star, 4 June 1985)

Another work from this series, Two-faced Cat, was a finalist in the 1985 BP Art Award, and was among a group chosen to tour the North Island of New Zealand over a period of months. 

The paintings were mostly done working on the kitchen table in my Lyttelton cottage, as photographed by my friend, Jennifer Quérée. 

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  • Judith working on painting
    for Children’s Games series,
    Lyttelton; photo © Jennifer Quérée 1985

  • The Simple Life, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    Children’s Games solo show,
    Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 1985

  • Damsel in Distress, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    Children’s Games solo show,
    Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 1985

  • Two-faced Cat, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    BP Art Award, NZ Academy of Fine Arts,
    Wellington (26 May-9 June 1985)

  • Nightmare, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    Children’s Games solo show,
    Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 1985

  • Flying High, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    Children’s Games solo show,
    Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 1985

  • Monsters by Night, 1985,
    acrylic and enamel on hardboard,
    600mm (H) x 1202mm (W),
    Children’s Games solo show,
    Dux de Lux, Christchurch Arts Centre, 1985