SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

PASTELS + AFAR 8" x 8" pastel + paper collage SOLD Definitely the world is in an unprecedented and scary  place. This new art, PASTELS + AFAR, I believe is an  excellent portrayal on what we all are experiencing  during social isolation.   Below are three stages to create this piece. Also there is  collaged paper scraps to the foreground mountains. An  experimental execution I'm playing with.

RAVEN 1 8" x 8" pastel + gold leaf 10" x 10" white mat, glass + black frame Wonderful 3-person show I'm participating in titled  SUMMER SHOWCASE  at Patrician Design in Albuquerque. The exhibit jumpstarts on the celebration of summer! I'll be in the company of illustrator Zahra Marwan and Oil Painter Jordan Caldwell, whom I am excited to meet.  Opening reception is Friday, June 21st from 5:30 to 8:30pm  at 216 Gold Ave SW, Albuquerque, 87102. Always a fun-filled evening on Patrician Design's openings,  so do hope you can make it if you live locally.

A PINK DAY 6" x 6" pastel 10" x 10" white archival mat * *no glass nor frame $175 + $10 insured shipping Colors, colors, colors!  A fluffy and light day to behold.

WHITE CHOCOLATE! 6" x 4" pastel 10" x 8" archival white mat * *no glass nor frame $115 + $10 insured priority shipping We're now into the middle of the summer  with a heat wave running rampant.  - Okey, I can hear you out there now,  "What a heat wave in San Diego!"- Everyone knows San Diego has constant, beautiful weather  and we're always whining. But hey, 81 degrees along the coast  is a heat wave to us. So the way I handle the heat, is to sit back  and enjoy a cupcake.  Now that I have frosting all over my face, who has time to paint?  So enjoy a petite, yummy from the past!

PALMS 10" x 8" pastel on canvas Time to play! Two palm silhuettes on a textured canvas.  So hard to forego detail . . . 

PINK + YELLOW BOUQUET 12"h x 9"w pastel glass, spacers + black frame $499 + $10 insured shipping - tax inclusive By now you should be easing back into your chair  and groaning with delight.  And probably with chocolate smeared all over your lips  and the Peeps long gone. Wasn't it a lovely Easter?

IN THE PINK 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat* * no glass nor frame $95 + $5 insured shipping, tax inclusive In the red . . .  or in the black? Who knows? But the pink of the sunset is a color to love. Thankfully the taxes are done!

TRAVELING MORNING RAYS 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat * SOLD- PRIVATE COLLECTOR Wet drops graced the sky. Day one . . .   day two . . .   and on day three the rays fell. Bright, new and happy day!

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?

SAN MIGUEL MISSION CHURCH 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel* SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR During my last trip to Santa Fe, I returned to a favorite site.  The San Miguel Mission Church is revered as the oldest church in the United States and built by the Tlaxcalan Indians in the early 1600's.  The rich adobes walls are a wonderful contrast to Santa Fe's blue skies.  To read more about the Mission's rich history click here .

SPRING AT THE DEL 10" x 8"w pastel, glass + gold frame   SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR One of my favorite places . . .  Hotel Del Coronado! Recently while walking through the grounds, I discovered several garden beds. They bordered behind the back of the hotel  and tier down to the beach. So now Del is now growing their  own herbs and many varieties of vegetables.  So green! 

MORNING THROUGH THE CLOUDS * 14"h x 18" w pastel *detail A fresh day . . .   with a new dawn . . .  as the sun's rays  burst through the indigo clouds. So vigorous to one's heart and soul.  Have a happy week!

BLUE PAST THE CLOUDS 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square archival white mat, glass + gold frame SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ALEX RICHARDSON Stress . . . added to turmoil . . .  coupled with day-to-day aggravations, take me away!

ANGEL 4"h x 6"w cradled wood panel mixed medium It was a day of experimenting with a little of this and a little of that. The Angel is in it's primary  stage, with a bit more to go.  Looking a bit stoic huh? 

SLIVER OF THE SKY 24"h x 10"w pastel I have been so missing in action over here. Appears like I dropped off the side of the earth? Sure does to me, but I really have been productive. I have been working on art for 2 shows at  Next Door  Gallery  and  Ray Street  Custom Framing  the latter part  of the year. Sliver of the Sky is a newly completed pastel to be included within the shows.    Pastels are dominant in my artistic life. Yet I do  have my fingers playing with other different mediums  and since these two venues are giving me artistic freedom,  I'm pulling out all the punches. Feeling static and need a change?  And inspiration? Yep . . .  so I have also been on little excursions reviewing  exhibitions and attended a forum for insight on personal  artistic growth.   So this week I'll be around much more -...

WISPS + CLOUDS 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" white archival matte, glass + gold leaf frame SOLD- PRIVATE COLLECTOR Finally the storm ceased. Upward the dark clouds rose, while the white overtook the sky. Ribbons of turquoise slashed the skies. Refreshed was the day.

LUSH GARDENS * 24"h x 18"w pastel + gold frame * Courtesy of Tirage Gallery Guided by an old stone wall, I ventured  into a garden. The lush greenery encircled me as a cloak, that added warmth on a cold winters night. Soothing . . .  Comforting . .  . At peace with the soul. * "Lush Gardens" will be at Tirage Gallery for "The 31st State" exhibit opening March 24th. Please click here for additional or sales information.

KITTY LOVES CHOCOLATE 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR The other day I was in a store being assisted by a  young clerk, who requested to see my drivers license. I told her that it was current with the exception of a new post office box number, for my former post office was one of the closed casualties. At that point the young girl commented how she got a small group of friends to start sending each other letters and cards, for it was such a thrill to receive something! Which in turn started me thinking . . .  With technology, everyone is tuned in, to every facet imaginable. But how many actually observe the events posted in Facebook? I haven't.  So it's really has become an unique experience to open one's home mailbox and receive mail. To actually hold  something in one's hands, makes an individual...

CLOUDY   6" x 6" pastel Private Collector Life becomes befuddled at times.  Questioning which way to turn . . .  which way to look.  Up . . .  down . . .  left . . .   or right.  But there is a glimmer behind the clouds.

ARCHIE'S SLEUTH MOVES 6" x 6" pastel, glass + gold frame SOLD - PRIVATE COLLECTOR It's a jungle out there, yet Archie has it under control.