Judy has nurtured two loves: horses and art. After studying art in high school and college, she spent several successful years in the commercial art field before focusing her complete attention on horse life. Painting evolved into sculpting, which has proven to be the most exciting and challenging medium for her unique talent. Judy Nordquist offers the industry a rare artistic gift, capturing the heart and character of her equine and horse related subjects in bronze.
Flying across the ivory sands of Egypt on a magnificent Arabian stallion with the Pyramids of Giza silhouetted against the radiant glow of dawn–the excitement of the Moroccan Fantasia at the royal stables as a guest of King Hassan II–the beautiful Fountains of Rome and classic sculptures of Michelangelo in the Vatican–that is what Dreams are made of!
Inspired by these memories, her imagination, and a life-long appreciation for the beauty of Arabians around the world, Judy Nordquist captures the character of her subjects in the timelessness of bronze. From graceful miniature foals to the powerful monumental life-size bronze “Wind Spirit”, her sculptures transcend simple anatomical likeness to evoke the spirit of the Arabian horse.
