Judy Thompson Watercolors

The Badlands cove alive with rich colors and deep shadows in the evening light.

Watercolor and ink on paper. Mounted and varnished on board.

Available at Prairie Edge, Rapid City, SD

Watercolor & Ink on Paper


This watercolor was created during the 2018 Artists of the Black Hills Plein Air Paint Out. Two mule deer joined me in the back yard of Sylvan Lake Lodge where they made wonderful models for my painting.


Image Size: 15x11"

Available at Prairie Edge, Rapid City, SD

Watercolor & Wax Resist on Paper

Beware. This bison means business!

Available at Prairie Edge, Rapid City, SD

Image Size: 11x15"

Watercolor & Mixed Media, Varnished on Board

This uniquely framed artwork captures the movement of bison on the prairie.


Available at Prairie Edge, Rapid City, SD

Watercolor & Mixed Media. Varnished on Board.

Image Size: 24x24"

Available at Prairie Edge Fine Art, Rapid City, SD
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Watercolor and India Ink on Paper

Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills beckons you to linger at its quiet shore.

Available at Prairie Edge Fine Art, Rapid City, SD
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Watercolor and India Ink on Paper

Cool shadows invite a respite along the trail.

Available from Artist

Watercolor and Pen on Paper

A view through the forest to sunlit buttes in the distance.

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Watercolor on Paper with India Ink

The beautiful muted colors of this piece were nspired by the colors and terrain of the West. The shapes are outlined with an India Ink pen to create a more graphic feel.

Image Size: 20x14"
Framed Size: 31x25'

Available from Artist

Watercolor & India Ink on Paper Bison on the move.

Image Size: 8x20"
Framed Size: 17x29"

Available from Artist

Watercolor and Wax Resist on Board
Varnished
No Additional Framing Needed

Available from Artist

Watercolor and Wax Resist on Board
Varnished
No Additional Framing Needed

Available from Artist.

Triptych
Mixed Medial on Board.
Varnished. No additional framing needed.

Inspired by the prairie , this triptych reveals the beauty of a grass stalk --from the top of the flower head to the tips of the roots.

Available from Artist.

Watercolor and Mixed Media on Paper

Image: 24x16"
Framed: 33x25"

Available from Artist

Watercolor & India Ink on Varnished Board
No Additional Framing Needed

This South Dakota scene features a herd of bison on the Western prairie.

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Watercolor and Wax Resist on Paper

Image Size: 9x29"
Framed Size: 19x39

Starry night on the Western plains.

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Watercolor & India Ink on Paper

The setting sun give a warm glow to this Western scene.

Image Size: 13x9"
Framed Size: 22x18"

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Watercolor and Wax Resist on Paper

Blue Skies create an open vista for this horse and rider.

Image Size: 21x14'
Framed Size: 28x21"

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Watercolor and Ink on Paper

This award winning artwork uses both line and shape to create this marshland encounter.

Image Size: 9x9"
Framed Size: 27x23"

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The grace and elegant beauty of the sandhill crane is capture in this watercolor with charcoal painting.

Image: 16x16"
Framed: 25x25"

Available from Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN
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Watercolor & Mixed Media on Paper.

I discovered this beautiful rugged view hiking off trail in the Badlands.

Available at Prairie Edge Fine Art, Rapid City, SD
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Watercolor on Paper

A backlit cottonwood frames a horse and rider in this rugged Western scene.

Image Size; 28X20'
Framed Size; 44X36"

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Watercolor and India Ink on Paper

Graceful coneflowers adorn the prairie grasses.

Available at Prairie Edge Fine Art, Rapid City, SD
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Triptych. Watercolor and India Ink on paper.

Lively textures and vivid colors create a beautiful prairie tapestry.

Watercolor and Wax Resist on Paper

These two young explorers inspired this painting during an artist residency at Badlands National Park,

Image Size: 18x28"
Framed Size: 26x36"

Available from Artist.

Watercolor and India Ink on Paper

The Badlands come aglow with the morning light.

Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Mounted and Varnished on Board.

Watercolor and Pen on Paper.

Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Mounted and Varnished on Board.

Permanent Collection: State of South Dakota

Mixed Media on Board
Varnished

Commissioned Artwork

Watercolor and India Ink on Paper Framed Size: 15x20"

Watercolor and Pen on Paper Image Size: 11x15" View of Cathedral Spires from Stockade Lake Trail

Mixed Media on Board
Varnished

Commissioned Artwork

Watercolor & India Ink on Paper

Beautiful prairie grasses grace the foreground in this Western scene.

Watercolor and India Ink

Framed Size: 18x22"

Watercolor and Mixed Media on Paper.
Mounted on Board.
Varnished

Watercolor & Mixed Media on Paper