Judith Ekaterina Harper
About me
My art Galerry
Stories of a life time
Born in Bradford,Yorkshire, at the end of WWII, Judith grew up in London and was educated at the French Lycee. She left UK on a volunteer wind, to help clean up in Florence after the flood of November 1966 and stayed becoming a licensed guide in several languages. She returned to Colchester, UK with her son in 1995 but still returns to Florence twice a year to reconnect with the city she loves and a daughter who admire.
Before dedicating herself fully to art, she worked as a tour guide and tour manager across Europe, an adventurous career that once included a hospital stay in Moscow and a memorable flight to Kiev beside a basket of squawking chickens.
She often says she has lived what the Chinese call “an interesting life,” and her artwork carries the richness of those experiences.
Judith Harper, or Judy as she is known by friends, is an artist whose practice is rooted in a lifelong love of drawing, from the soft graphite of HB and 2B pencils to the expressive flow of Staedtler brush pens.
After living in Florence for nearly three decades, she developed a deep sensitivity to the city’s narrow streets, tower houses and shifting dusk light—especially the haunting beauty of Via dei Malcontenti, a place she has returned to again and again in her work.
Her recent explorations turn toward the quiet magic of flowers, plants and the English landscape. Judith has created a vibrant series of coloured sketches capturing the character of Suffolk cottages and churches, with Grundisburg and Dedham holding a special place in her imagination.
Before dedicating herself fully to art, she worked as a tour guide and tour manager across Europe, an adventurous career that once included a hospital stay in Moscow and a memorable flight to Kiev beside a basket of squawking chickens.
She often says she has lived what the Chinese call “an interesting life,” and her artwork carries the richness of those experiences.
Judith Harper, or Judy as she is known by friends, is an artist whose practice is rooted in a lifelong love of drawing, from the soft graphite of HB and 2B pencils to the expressive flow of Staedtler brush pens.
After living in Florence for nearly three decades, she developed a deep sensitivity to the city’s narrow streets, tower houses and shifting dusk light—especially the haunting beauty of Via dei Malcontenti, a place she has returned to again and again in her work.
Her recent explorations turn toward the quiet magic of flowers, plants and the English landscape. Judith has created a vibrant series of coloured sketches capturing the character of Suffolk cottages and churches, with Grundisburg and Dedham holding a special place in her imagination.
Young Judy in 1969, portret taken in Warsaw
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