SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

AT THE BLUE MESA 11" x 14" pastel on a cradled wooden panel PRIVATE COLLECTOR Joy!  . . . when a favorite painting goes to a special home. Not only do I love the texture that seeps through the image  from the wood grain, but also this painting was created during my Artist-In-Residence at the Petrified Forest National Park. Was such an inspirational time of my life.  Thank you Jori!

AT THE BLUE MESA 11"h x 14"w pastel on wood panel and gold leaf frame PRIVATE COLLECTOR Remember that old saying "Time flies"? It definitely does.  I was just reminiscing about my travels to the Petrified Forest  National Park and amazed that it has been one year, since I was  juried as one of the Park's 2009 Artist-in-Residents. I lived within a three-room historical adobe at the Park for  two weeks and painted non-stop from early morning to late  evening. True bliss! Above is a pastel on a primed wooden panel, which greatly enhanced  the texture of rough rocks. And the mountainous scene is one  of many located along the 3 1/2 mile loop leading from the Park's  main road to the Blue Mesa Trail.