247 East Main Street
Ashland, Oregon 97520
541-488-9006

10am to 6pm Tu-Sat
12am to 4pm Sun
closed Mon

Judy Bjorlie

Growing up in Ashland attending local schools, I was one of those children who drew instead of going to recess. Art in high school included about every media except watercolor. I later dabbled with illustrating children's stories in pen and ink. Adding watercolor was a natural progression. That led me to begin studying watercolors. Subsequent classes from a variety of painters have followed.

Most of my artistic expression has centered around music. For twelve years I was a musician at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival, sketching actors in the green room between cues. I attended Pacific Lutheran University, transferring to Indiana University with a Bachelor of Music in Education. I taught orchestra in Bend, Oregon, for three years, then got a Masters in Music from Ohio University. I taught in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for five years before returning to Oregon to teach in the Medford School District. I have retired from teaching and enjoy "real life" painting, playing cello in the Rogue Valley symphony, Britt Orchestra and chamber music, and my family.

A Patch of Snow

75" x 22" Watercolor

Daisy Girl

17" x 11" Watercolor

Christmas Fireworks

14" x 22" Watercolor

Fog over Ashland

21.5" x 14.5" Watercolor

Grendl in the Sun

14" x 22" Watercolor

Lassen, Manzanita & Snow

14.5" x 21.5" Watercolor

Michelle's Peony

21.5" x 13.5" Watercolor

Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle

14.5" x 21.5" Watercolor

Sea Turtle

11" x 14" Watercolor

The Violist

13.5" x 22" Watercolor