SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

Detail of Beauty is Skin Deep mixed media + gold leaf 16" round on wood panel  I'm back in California at the Desert Dairy Farm   on my second  residency. So inspirational while pushing my creativity as I'm  away from the daily life. And ever so grateful! So what have I been doing? Developing a project I begun some  time ago, which is the female perspective on aging. Pictured is a work in progress of Venus de Milo. Other art is being created  upon dresses which I am painting, sewing and stitching.  More will follow soon!  And below is a slice of the desert's life.

  four 7" x 7" pastel 10" x10" white mat, glass and frame Such great news!  The above abstract, four, was juried into Santa Fe's  gallery, Light Space Time 's 13th Online Abstracts Exhibition . And  many know abstracts are a departure from my usual representation  art. I had been playing around with this style to create a class on  abstracts, so had painted a few. Great honor to be juried into this  exhibit and I received special recognition! Submissions had to be nonobjective and nonrepresentational with  three divisions, photography & digital, 3 dimensional and painting  & other medium, which my piece was admitted into. The  gallery received 1,091 entries from 29 countries. The show will be  viewable throughout March, so please click onto  13th Online Abstracts Exhibition . to see a larger view of my piece.  On another note, I arrived a couple of days ago for my second  residency at the Twentynine Palms, De...

  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!

Arc to the Sky                                                                       I am pleased to announce I have two pastels in Randy  Higbee's Gallery 12th Annual 6" Squared Exhibit . These and all other artwork may be view here .  And art is a wonderful Christmas gift to all! This is a combined Live Show and Online Show and Shrub + Sky is on both, whereas Arc to the Sky is online.  Shrub + Sky                                                                                                                   ...

  VIEW ATOP  6"h x 9"w pastel  11"h x 14"w black frame, white mat, glass Sold - Private Collector Chilly yet a sunny day . . . so reminiscent of my time spent at the Petrified Forest National Park during a past residency. Views were breathe taking. And the colors were as crisp as the air!

 Dunes at Dusk, Hidden Joshua & Red Spires 6" x 6" acrylics Custom recycled pallet frames $175 each Pictured are the 3 acrylics juried into the 26th Annual Gateway to the  Rockies  Art Show . The exhibit opens today with a reception from  5-7:30pm and the event is at the Community College of Aurora within  the Fine Arts Building. My 3 acrylics are included within the miniatures and priced at $175  each. The frames are custom, recycled pallet wood made by my  husband, Dave.  The first, Dunes at Dusk , is an image form the Desert Dairy Farm of  Twenty-nine Palms, CA during my 2021 Artist Residency. The  middle, Hidden Joshua , is from the Joshua Tree National Park and  the final, Red Spires , is of Abiquiu, NM.   Please contact the Aurora Artists Guild for more information or  purchase by clicking here .