Judy Hintz Cox started painting while living in South America after serving in the Peace Corps. She loved art from an early age and remembers going to the Art Institute in Chicago and spending hours sitting in the Mark Rothko room staring at his paintings. She believes that working as an artist takes discipline and works in her studio five days a week from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. whether she’s “in the mood” or not. She works on paintings in series and has learned that it takes a minimum of 20 paintings to complete a set. She has also learned that the paintings work best when they are not overworked. In the past three years, she has bounced between two styles one being minimalism, the other expressionism. This method helps keep the imagery fresh. She has been “obsessed” with painting white on canvas for years. When attempting to stop using so much white, she finds that it creeps into the next phase of paintings, while taking on a life of their own. She is interested in Buddhist spirituality and attempts to reflect on the “moment” while working in a minimalism context. Her expressionist paintings are energetic and painted rapidly. They either “work” or don’t “work” and are usually scrapped and repainted several times, which thickens the undercoat. They allow her emotions to be played out on canvas. It is a way of life for her and she feels fortunate to work as an artist.