Jude Lobe

121 N. Churton St. Hillsborough, NC 27278

I work as a graphic designer and visual artist. A love of nature has been a continual thread throughout my life and many of my paintings and enamels are inspired by the natural environment.

My desire is to capture the emotion of the scene with texture, brush strokes, glazes and colors chosen from the palette of the environment I’m painting. It’s the memory of the place or experience that I want to express.

The process begins with a walk outside, then followed with quick sketches and color notes. Then back at the studio I begin to paint the images I remember.

Jude Lobe

CAMARGUE HORSES of Southern France

WILLOW OAK

MORGAN CREEK WALK

“What I love about enamels is they are not static. They are a dynamic artwork, changing as the light and shadows play on them. Unfortunately you can’t capture that in an image. And there is always a surprise when you take the piece from the kiln as the heat, or fire when torching, is a collaborative player in the creation of the piece and the kiln always has the last word” .

LEAF

RENEWAL VESSEL