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Serenity Prayer
by Judy Takacs
Oil on Linen / 36” x 24”
“The Serenity Prayer was part of a series of works exploring life, death and remembrance, created during the tumultuous time in my life when my elderly parents both passed away within a six-month period.
“God, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference”
The beekeeper mask that protects her face but not her hands, is metaphor for changing what I could, accepting what I couldn’t and trying to manifest the wisdom to know the difference. With unwavering resolve (which admittedly wavered quite a bit sometimes) I persisted during excruciatingly long bouts of the logistical ping-pong of two parents in the hospital, then one in the grave, with the other not far behind.
I did control what I could and took to the canvas as diversion, therapy and a reminder that despite my current caregiver role, I was still a painter.”
-Judy Takacs
Artist Bio:
Saving the world, one painting at a time, Takács harnesses the painterly realism of her oil portraits to spread messages of female empowerment. Her traveling Chicks with Balls project celebrated unsung female heroines and is now a wrap with 50 paintings. Takács’ always-growing Goddess Project series, the subject of two solo shows and a book, re-imagines mythological characters from all religions through a contemporary feminist lens.
She holds Signature Status with the Portrait Society of America and American Women Artists, along with Elected Memberships at Allied Artists of America and Salmagundi Art Clubs in New York. Her figurative work has been exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Evansville Museum, ArtNEO, MOCA Cleveland, Haggin Museum, Brookgreen Gardens Museum, Loveland Museum, Erie Art Museum, Salmagundi and National Arts Clubs. Takács’ first solo museum show opened just before the pandemic in 2020 at the Zanesville Museum of Art in Ohio.
Choosing subjects for strength of character, her portraits depict women of courage, resilience and everyday heroism. Takács’ goal is to truthfully depict a living, breathing soul whose presence invites viewers to linger, connect and think.
by Judy Takacs
Oil on Linen / 36” x 24”
“The Serenity Prayer was part of a series of works exploring life, death and remembrance, created during the tumultuous time in my life when my elderly parents both passed away within a six-month period.
“God, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference”
The beekeeper mask that protects her face but not her hands, is metaphor for changing what I could, accepting what I couldn’t and trying to manifest the wisdom to know the difference. With unwavering resolve (which admittedly wavered quite a bit sometimes) I persisted during excruciatingly long bouts of the logistical ping-pong of two parents in the hospital, then one in the grave, with the other not far behind.
I did control what I could and took to the canvas as diversion, therapy and a reminder that despite my current caregiver role, I was still a painter.”
-Judy Takacs
Artist Bio:
Saving the world, one painting at a time, Takács harnesses the painterly realism of her oil portraits to spread messages of female empowerment. Her traveling Chicks with Balls project celebrated unsung female heroines and is now a wrap with 50 paintings. Takács’ always-growing Goddess Project series, the subject of two solo shows and a book, re-imagines mythological characters from all religions through a contemporary feminist lens.
She holds Signature Status with the Portrait Society of America and American Women Artists, along with Elected Memberships at Allied Artists of America and Salmagundi Art Clubs in New York. Her figurative work has been exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Evansville Museum, ArtNEO, MOCA Cleveland, Haggin Museum, Brookgreen Gardens Museum, Loveland Museum, Erie Art Museum, Salmagundi and National Arts Clubs. Takács’ first solo museum show opened just before the pandemic in 2020 at the Zanesville Museum of Art in Ohio.
Choosing subjects for strength of character, her portraits depict women of courage, resilience and everyday heroism. Takács’ goal is to truthfully depict a living, breathing soul whose presence invites viewers to linger, connect and think.