abstract art

Exhibition at Totley Library

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Delighted that some of my prints are now on display and for sale at the lovely Totley Library (or Totley Community Resource and Information Centre). This welcoming, light filled place is a volunteer run charity. It was bustling with activity when I dropped the giclee prints off. They have lots of events including films, story times etc and a Christmas Event on November 26th.

Colourful giglee prints in blues and greens by Judy Randle of Bempton Cliffs and Summer's Day Walk by the River
Totley Community Resource and Information Centre showing comfortable chairs, books on shelves and colourful blue and green prints by Judy Randle on the wall

There are a number of other artists’ works also on display. It’s open Monday 1-7pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-5pm, Friday and Saturday 10am – 1pm. Pop along and take a look!

Thanks to the team for giving me this opportunity!

Art in the Gardens 2-3 September 2023 – Sheffield Botanical Gardens

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What a lovely weekend it was! The sun shone, the sky was blue and the gardens were looking fabulous. Delighted that a couple of my lino prints ‘Scarborough Swifts’ and a little painting were selected for the Open Exhibition in what has been described as ‘probably the largest art market in the North of England’.

Victorian glass houses at Sheffield Botanical Gardens on a sunny day in September 2023. The sky is blue and the bunting colourful.
View of Sheffield Botanical Gardens in Art in the Gardens from a pottery tent

The Victorian glass houses were full of wonderful art and there were so many tempting tents.

Colourful abstract acrylic painting by Judy Randle of a Peace Lily in shades of green, blue and yellow

Here is my Peace Lily III

No red dots this time but felt honoured just to have been selected and a learning exercise for next time!

It was lovely to chat to the other artists and I did treat myself to a brilliant print from Sarah Josephs and a fantastic glass vase from Thomas Petit – something I’d been promising myself since last year’s Art in the Gardens.

‘Botany’ at Fronteer Gallery – until 12 August 2023

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Delighted and honoured that my painting ‘Forest Network’ has been selected for a group exhibition ‘Botany’ at Fronteer Gallery, Orchard Square, Sheffield.

My little abstract painting is in impressive company and the exhibition includes a really brilliant mix of styles, media and subjects.

Abstract Acrylic painting by Judy Randle of trees and underground networks in blues, greys and burnt sienna

The Fronteer Gallery is up the stairs near Waterstones in Sheffield city centre, inside this brightly coloured building.

Photo of Orchard Square in Sheffield on a sunny day with a blue sky and brighly coloured mural on the wall. Inside is Fronteer Gallery

This lovely gallery is open on Tuesdays to Thursdays 11am – 4pm and Saturdays 2-5pm. A second exhibition ‘Small Textiles’ is running at the same time with more gems! Both exhibitions are on until 12 August. Pop in and take a look!

Also, more exciting news to come, I’ve just heard that a painting and a couple of my lino prints have been accepted for another exhibition … watch this space!

You can find more about the inspiration for this and my others paintings on my Instagram account @judyrandle_art .

Exhibition @ The Shed – Saturday 3rd December 2022

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Delighted to announce a joint exhibition with photographer Frances O’Connor on Saturday 3 December 2022 10.30am – 3pm, @The Shed, 4 Dore Road, Sheffield, S17.

Inspired by the natural world, the exhibition will include her brilliant photographs and my paintings with the theme of ‘By the Water’.

Greetings cards of my paintings will be for sale – with profits to UNICEF. Some new prints of my paintings will also be available. We do hope you will be able to be able to call in!

Poster giving details of the upcoming exhibition @ The Shed on December 3rd 2022. Also, showing examples of colourful acrylic paintings and photographs included in the exhibition

Exhibition News!!

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You can see some of my Connections Series paintings at two exhibitions this Autumn…

D31 Gallery Autumn Exhibition

Delighted that two of my paintings will be part of the Autumn 2022 Exhibition at the D31 Gallery, Scot Lane, Doncaster, which opens on Saturday 15th October. I’m really looking forward to seeing them on the wall and to discovering the fantastic other work included! One of the paintings is also on their online site.

Colourful acrylic, abstract paintings of people dancing at a party in the Connections series by Judy Randle, Sheffield artist. Happy image of people dancing in blues, yellows and greens.

The Great Sheffield Art Show

They were accepted! Also, delighted that four of my paintings, a diptych and two single Connections paintings, are included in The Great Sheffield Art Show!

Many of you may remember this exhibition from when it used to be at The Octagon and then later at The Millennium Gallery in Sheffield.  This year, it is open online only – you can view some brilliant art on their website until 31st January 2023.  Please click here to take a look!

All these paintings are acrylic on canvas. Each painting measures 25cms x 30cms, they can be hung vertically or horizontally and will still flow. See my previous post for more details about the inspiration behind them.

‘Connections’ Series

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My new series ‘Connections’ started with two little acrylic paintings, which I tried to make flow vertically, ‘Skater’ and ‘Acrobats’. These were followed by a third ‘Family Dancing’, inspired by a long postponed party at my lovely sister’s in early August.

The party was the first time our scattered family had all been together since the start of the pandemic. It was just wonderful to see and chat to them again and also to old friends, who we had sometimes known for years, but who we hadn’t met recently. So this was the inspiration for the paintings – the party made me think how connections are formed and sometimes temporarily lost but then regained. I planned a series of paintings that would flow both vertically or horizontally in any order and could be rotated around – just like conversations at a party. I ordered a box of 10 canvasses (25 x 30 cms) and set to work…

Connections - Colourful abstract acrylic paintings (diptych) of a carnival in yellow, blue, green and turquoise of happy figures dancing at a carnival

I drew the design and, to avoid repainting, initially thought I would decide all the colours in advance, Bridget Riley style. This plan was abandoned pretty swiftly, I was too keen to get painting! Ten may have been a bit ambitious – only 7 completed so far, but a lesson learnt from earlier was that, to get a cohesive feel, it was better to work on several at a time.


Today, I have submitted 4 to an on-line exhibition, the first time I have tried to enter any of my paintings in an exhibition since I was a teenager, fingers crossed they accept them!

Watch this space!

Connections 1 - part of a diptych, colourful, abstract acrylic painting by Judy Randle in blue green and yellow of a happy person dancing at a carnival
Connections 3 - colourful happy abstract acrylic painting by Judy Randle of a person floating in the sea
Connections 3 - colourful abstract acrylic painting by Judy Randle of a family dancing at a party in blue, yellow and purple with a hint of green
Connections – Carnival, Floating and Family Dancing

A Website in a Week

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A week ago, with some trepidation, I started to build a website to show my paintings. The reason – because I was thinking of producing some art cards and thought I probably needed one first. So plenty of time – no rush… Then last Sunday, I received a message about an exciting initiative, which meant that I needed the site up and running by today – eek!

So it has been a very busy week, with some frustrations and some amazing Eureka moments. I have learnt a lot of new acronyms and although I know what some of them stand for – I’m still not quite sure what to do with them all!

This is my first blog, and a bit like the acknowledgements section of a book – it’s a chance for me to say thank you to my family and friends that have helped with this so far. You know who you are! Particular thanks to Vicky, who pointed in me in the right direction and helped troubleshoot; to Tom, who dispensed design advice on the hottest night of the century and to my friend, Frances O’Connor, photographer extraordinaire, who gave brilliant advice as my one woman focus group. Thank you all!!

I have really enjoyed building the site and hope you will enjoy looking at the paintings and prints. Sign up to receive the blog and you’ll find out the reason for the rush!