Judy Tate has been drawn to soft pastels for a long time. She finds the versatility, immediacy and vibrancy hard to beat. Most recently the recurring theme is 'leaves and layers' - often initiated as an underpainting with monoprinting.

En plein air sketching and painting gives Judy a platform for larger pastel work in the studio. Sketchbook travelogues are an ongoing source of inspiration. Underlying all of her work is a love of colour and the excitement of seeing how far she can take it.

Studio based work (often inspired by horizons, flowers and seed heads) is often of a more abstract nature.