SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

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!!

 MINI MOUNTAIN 3" x 3" acrylic on wood black, deep floater frame $65 + $5 shipping - tax inclusive Some days one feels insignificant . . . and small. so much happening, so much activity . . . all around you.  Enjoy it all.

A JOSHUA 10" x 10" acrylic on wooden panel   Well it's been awhile since my last posting and I apologize.  Pinched back nerve - ouch!  So now I'm back and onward with my travels at Twentynine Palms. On my second day of residency at the Desert Dairy Farm, I spent  half of it at the Joshua Tree National Park. Breath-taking!  Above a joshua tree is front-center of the painting. They are truly  amazing and massive in height.  Above is the sculpture I painted prior to arriving at the Farm. Had  only seen pictures of joshua trees, which was used for my painting  source. So happy to see they were actually as I envisioned!

 DESERT DUNES 6" x 6" acrylic on cradled wooden panel One of my favorite places to walk to at the Desert Dairy Farm   was the dunes. They were leading to the top of a hill and the  view was incomparable! Above, DESERT DUNES , is a petite vignette I created while at the Farm.  This was the place I initially would have liked to install the sculpture, but the area was unstable for it continually shifted during sand and  wind storms. Below is a photo of approaching the dunes before walking up to the top.

GATEWAY 6" x 6" acrylic on wood panel Private Collector Silence . . . returned. Many know that I returned nearly 3 weeks ago from an art  residency at the Desert Dairy Farm in Twentynine Palms, CA.  It has been a moving experience, plus the knowledge I gleamed  from the coordinated Kickstarter project was invaluable. Since  my time was consumed with the project, I was silent.  And now is the time for me to write this experience. Above, GATEWAY , is an acrylic of the entryway to the Farm, so felt it was fitting for the start of my journey. The viewer is actually  looking outward from the Farm's entrance and this is a scene  during a high-wind storm, which prevailed for 2 1/2 days.  All background scenery was obscured resulting in an eery effect.  

ATTITUDE + GOLD 10" round pastel + gold leaf on wood 13" square glass + gold frame Boy, some mornings I feel just like this . . . glum.  Actually it's funny to see the expression on someone  else, which makes me more conscience on the look.    Even with a sad expression I love this piece!  And this piece is one of the three pastels that were  juried into New Mexico Art League's  True Likeness,  and exhibition of the portrait and figure  show  which opens October 22nd.