Featured Artist

Contemporary Abstract Artist

Abstract artists strongly committed to producing contemporary paintings of such quality over a period of time are rare. One of these rare artists, Judy Hintz Cox has committed herself to the creation of contemporary abstract paintings for more than 30 years. She began painting while living in South America, after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador. In the early 1970s, she began exhibiting her artwork, with initial shows in Peru and Brazil and continues to show her work at abstract painting exhibitions today. In 1976, Judy returned to the US and continued to paint while teaching art in Seattle, Washington. After a dedicated career spanning decades, she continues to paint daily and is presently represented in dozens of art galleries throughout the United States, from New York to California. Judy currently is producing her contemporary abstract paintings and commissioned paintings in her Maryland art studio.

A Journey in Abstract Themes

Abstract art has many facets, many themes, Judy has explored many of them as an artist. Working in minimalism, Judy created the White Series and the Blue Series galleries. Judy explores abstract expressionism in her Abstract Expressionism Gallery, the Mentally Ill series and the Human Expressionism depicted in the Clown Series. Most recently, Judy has turned her artistic talents towards the surrealistic stylings of Joan Miro. Obsessive about her work, she is extremely disciplined as an artist, painting seven to ten hours each day. Her galleries contain as many as a hundred paintings and continue until "either I have nothing more to say, or I become bored."

Drawing from experience and borne out of inward commitment, Judy's abstract paintings have attracted a wide variety of patrons, and moved even more individuals. Beyond Judy's skillful application of color and clever use of mixed media, lie very cerebral and explorative qualities, ranging from calming to sad to whimsical and fun. Personal, accessible and searching, her artwork divines a level of human consciousness that cannot be expressed in words.

"I love art. There are so many artists I have been influenced by that I cannot even begin to name them all, though one of my favorite artists is Wilhelm DeKoonig. When I was in my teens, I toured the Art Institute in Chicago, and could not leave. I sat for hours in a room full of Mark Rothko paintings and was so moved that I had difficulty breathing. I didn't start painting until I was 27, after my first daughter was born. Prior to this, I never believed I could paint or draw, then a friend of mine invited me to paint with her and I never stopped. After working with several artists, I decided to go back to school for a second degree in Studio Arts at the University of Maryland. I love to paint and draw and always feel discontented when I am not able to do it for a length of time."

"Chance Connection" 
Oil on paper

"Reflections"
Oil and encaustic on paper