Judd Mercer (b. 1982) creates landscape paintings that capture fleeting, dramatic moments of light to evoke a sense of awe and wonder. "Light is everything—my main ingredient, setting the tone and emotion of the scene.” The Colorado native artist’s began in industrial design before later discovering landscape painting. His distinctive process combines intensive planning with energetic execution, including plein air study: "I'm very methodical in planning, but chaotic in execution," using layered techniques where brushwork becomes as compelling as the subject. His work, which aims to capture "epic, awe-inspiring moments that makes us feel small," has earned recognition including features in Plein Air Magazine's "10 Artists to Collect Now" and has been featured multiple times in Modern Impressionism Magazine.

SOLO Exhibitions

2023
Close to Home (1 year in plein air)
Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado

2022
Solo Exhibition
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

Events
2025 LPAPA Plein Air Invitational, CA
2025 Bow Mar Plein Air Event, Abend Gallery, CO
2023 Bow Mar Plein Air Event, Abend Gallery, CO
2022 LPAPA Plein Air Invitational, CA
2019 LPAPA Plein Air Invitational, CA

Group Exhibitions
2025 Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, CO
2025 Dawn to Dusk Show, LPAPA, CA
2025 Nature Abstracted, Abend Gallery, CO
2024 Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, CO
2023 Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, CO
2022 Annual Holiday Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, CO
2021 5th Annual Waterworks Show, LPAPA, CA
2020 14th Annual Less is More Show, LPAPA, CA
2020 4th Annual Waterworks Show, LPAPA, CA
2019 Colorado Watercolor Society State Show
2019 Young Guns Show, Coors Western Art Exhibit

Recognition
1st Place, Modern Impressionist Salon Mar/Apr, Modern Impressionist Magazine, 2024
1st Place, Modern Impressionist Salon Aug/Sept, Modern Impressionist Magazine, 2024
Braun Presentation Award, Laguna Art Museum, 2022

Affiliated Schools
Scottsdale Artists’ School
Sentient Academy