SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

PURPLE DOWNFALL* 8" x 8" pastel 12" square black mat, glass + gold frame *revised pastel SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR Cascading, movement and motion . . .  the pastels swirl.   And life mimics Nature to a T.

LILY BUDS + PADS 8"h x 10"w pastel SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR Have an upcoming solo art exhibit in San Diego,   which will be so much fun! I have been invited by Irina Negulescu Studio,  Friday, March 8th from 6 to 9 pm at Coalesce Gallery  in North Little Italy.  An entertaining evening of art, wine and live music !

DARK WAS THE DAY 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat, glass + black frame $150 * *tax + shipping inclusive The the air was chilled . . .  while the sky was dark . . .  and then the deluge struck. Mother Nature's fury!

SOOTHE MY SOUL 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat, glass + black frame I searched and probed for colors as they fell from my hand . . . while gazing at the grey sky. And the rain drizzled . . . creating such a hypnotic sound. Always beauty in a dark sky!

LAYER UPON LAYERS 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square white mat, glass + gold frame  Marveling of the similarities with Nature,  as I gaze at the horizon and reminisce of life.  Highs and lows . . . twists and turns . . . and lights and darks. Isn't life a mystery?

ORANGE AMONG THE FOLDS 8"h x 6"w pastel A downhill tumble the trio slowly rolled. With flashes of yellow and orange intermingled throughout the rich blues. 

CHARCOAL SKETCH Sketching here and there as samples for my Thursday evening drawing classes at UCSD Extension. Fortunate to have such a small, intimate and fun-loving  group of adults! This past week they drew each other in 12-minutes spurts. Interesting to see their developing individualistic styles!   This is a 10-minute sketch of myself as a prepared sample. 

BLUE SWEEP + TOUCH OF RED 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat, glass + black frame $150* *tax + shipping inclusive Flowing, the clouds swished through the sky . . .  creating a pastel palette. Light and airy, the scene unfolded . . .  yet a bright flash emerged. Such a wonderful start to the day!

ME + VEGAS Ha! I'm sure everyone little one of you thought I have been painting  away and here I am playing in the Land of Sin! Actually I was  working - just part of the time - at a framers convention.  Yep . . .  I'm a tad smarter! Anyway . . .   one of the so very fun things we discovered was an "Art-o-Rama" machine. I've read about them and even was a recipient of one of  these, but had never seen one before. These transfigured cigarette  machines are located typically in Art Museum gift shops and here in  shiny, noisy, glitzy Vegas are 2 sweet machines.  You put a $5 bill into the machine and Voila! . . .  out pops a tiny piece of art. Now how cool is that? So the center pic is me holding my little piece by Judy Hurwitt ,  a mixed media artist. Now that's Vegas Baby!