SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

BRUSH STUDY 10" x 10" pastel on sanded paper I've been teaching a lot lately, which is always a challenge for makes me think . Amazing how much artists create intuitively! So now I have to think of the words to express the technique and thought process. Above, Brush Study , is a work in progress of a Southwest landscape created during a class at the New Mexico Art  League. It was executed with a alcohol wash underpainting. Still a ways to go, but progressing!

ORANGE BEAUTY 2                     2 LEAVES 6" x 6"                                        7" x 7" Thinking in two realms, yet there's is still a  commonality between these two pastels. Orange Beauty 2 is a simplified sunset with use  of bold colors. The medium is applied in an  extensive layered patterning. The representational abstract, 2 Leaves , again uses the same bold colors, yet with a different  execution. A wash is applied to the primary base  and then colors applied in a layered fashion.  Funny how I have to really focus when changing  genres.  

SUNSET + RIDGE 12" x 12" soft pastel Above, Sunset + Ridge , shows the finished soft pastel on  the left and the beginning sketch on the right. Of course  there's many interim layers that have been applied, but  for brevity, I'll just show you the beginning and the end. I just love the sculptural process with building and layering  soft pastels!  

 AND THE CLOUDS DANCED pastel Private Collector  Catching the movement and speed of the overhead  clouds . . . as the summer wanes. Blue is the sky, colorful  are the  clouds . . . in the bright day.  Beautiful!

 RED, RED, RED . . .  TUMBLE 10" x 8" pastel This little delight will be hanging with Tirage Art , one  of my favorite galleries! So happy they have represented my pastels for years.  Please click here for additional information.

 PEEK-A-BOO-RED 10"h x 8"w pastel  16"h x 14"w gold frame So very ripe and fresh. . .  sweet, sugary, tasty! Strawberries scream summertime.

  VIEW ATOP 9"h x 6"w pastel Sold - Private Collector So happy this Southwest Landscape went onto a good home! And I love seeing where my little ones travel to.  Thank you so much to all who have supported my art  throughout the years!

  one  7" x 7" pastel 10" square white mat, glass + white frame $175 + $15 shipping - tax inclusive Light  airy free fall  . . .  loose your emotions.

  two 6" x 6" pastel  10" square white mat, glass + frame $175 + $15 shipping Well, ashamed to say it's been so long.  Even though there has been silence I've been working away. I finally returned to in-person teaching! That was a trip,  but a welcomed venture. Almost forgot to how-to-do it.  And I've been working on different projects, techniques and styles.  Above, two , is one venture. Abstracts with a focus onto  harmony, balance and rhythm. Also mark making. Will be  premiering several the next few days. And I've been working on a huge project which really has really   consumed my time! I'll be traveling to my art residency again in  a week to the Desert Dairy Farm, where I'll be focusing on this project.  More to come and promise I won't be so silent!

HIDDEN JOSHUA 6" x 6" acrylic  Hidden Joshua and 2 other miniature acrylics -which I'll post later-   will be on exhibit at the 26th Annual Gateway to the Rockies   from November 5th thru December 3rd and held by the Aurora  Artists Guild.  More information can be seen by clicking here . 

HIDDEN JOSHUA  6" x 6" acrylic on canvas This petite gem is one of three going to Aurora Colorado for the 26th Annual Gateway to the Rockies Art Show .  So excited!

RED + BLAZING 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel mat, glass + black frame $150 + $15 shipping ( tax inclusive)   Just revisited this petite, blazing pastel when Patrician Design sent out a mailer.  Love the heat! 

  AS THE BLUE SETTLES  pastel This sweet small thing has been downtown at Patrician Design . They wanted an image for a mailer so I just revisited it.  Forgot how much I liked it! Simple + subtle.

 PASSING RED 12" x 12" pastel Sold - private Collector So very proud that Passing Red and four other pastels went onto  a Collector. Always feel so blessed whenever that happens!

MINI MOUNTAIN 2 3" x 3" acrylic on wood panel black deep-set floater frame $65 + $5 shipping - tax inclusive   I've been thinking small these past few days. Making life simpler. And to travel in my mind to far-a-way places! Sure helps with minor problems, aches and pains. The imagination is truly grand!!

 DUNES AT DUSK 6" x 6" acrylic on wood $95 - tax and shipping inclusive Above is an acrylic of the dunes at the Desert Dairy Farm at dusk. The palette of colors is much different than I typically use, but  love the feeling! And I loved climbing up to the top of the dunes.  The view was incredible! Below are two pictures with the one on the left showing the  entrance to my little space at the Farm. And the right shows  the interior. Small but just right!

 JUST A HOUSE 7" x 7" pastel 10" x 10" mat, glass + black frame  $225 + $20 shipping - tax inclusive A new year, a new hope and safe days ahead! May a white cloud of hope hang over your home.

 FALL + FLOW 18" x 18" pastel  $1300 + $35 shipping - tax inclusive   This piece is was juried into Pastel Society of New Mexico's  28th National Pastel Exhibition and on a virtual exhibit thru  December 31st. But what is most exciting is that there was created  a virtual exhibit viewing so it feels like one is actually walking  through a gallery setting!  You can click here to see.

  DOWNPOUR + DARK  12" x 12" image Sold - Private Collector This past year has been so unimaginable. A year of darkness and electrifying in so many ways. And now thankfully it's coming to an end. I have been so busy but do have high hopes for the new year with exciting news to come shortly! Ho, ho, ho!

GOLDEN + AFAR 16"h x 24"w  pastel on paper Almost . . .  can touch the mountain ridge. As I look off into the sunset . . .  from a distance. Alone. Social distancing at a perfection.