We have been incredibly lucky to be working with Judith, not only is she a great artist, but she's also really fun to work with and has thousands of ideas all the time, a total joy to be with and be inspired by. We catch up with her just before the launch of a very exciting development from Strathmore Artist Papers here in the UK, we are launching a new Art magazine, "The Line", which Judith is editing. Stuffed full of interviews, tips and inspiration, we hope you'll love it. But before that is live, we want to share with you a little about our Artist in Residence Judith Selcuk. 

What got you started in art? How did you begin?

I have always been a creative person and my favourite lesson in school was always art. I remember clearly the moment art stopped becoming a hobby to an addiction. I was writing my GCSE thesis and visited the Tate Liverpool. I was in awe of the illustrations in Alice in Wonderland which was on exhibition at the time. I later started a fine art course at my local college but decided that it wasn’t me after a failed attempt at sculpture when I glued my Grandmother’s false

Strathmore Artist Papers are excited to be attending Patchings Art Festival with our Artist in Residence Judith Selcuk.

Come and visit our stand and join Judith demonstrate Black paper, Sketching for Success, Coloured Pencil and Acrylic Painting on our new ...