Artist’s Statement
"I have always been passionate about painting, feeding my life-long fascination with the interplay of light, color and texture. The majority of my work is done outside, where the intensities and subtleties of light, color, and texture are most on display. I usually complete each piece in one sitting. For me it is the only way to capture the sense and feeling of time and place. I love the immediacy and energy of painting "alla prima."
My paintings are studies of the interaction between light and color in the tradition of California Impressionism. The varied Northern California landscape is rich in possibilities for interesting and evocative paintings."
Susan is a signature member of the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, an artist member of the California Art Club and the American Impressionist Society.
Galleries
Michael Angelo Gallery
1111-A River Street
Santa Cruz, CA
831 426 5500
Sunnyvale Art Gallery
251 West El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA
408 737 81888
Selected Exhibits
American Impressionist Society Show, Saks Gallery, Denver, Co, 2009
MBPAPA Juried Show, "Our Town" ,Pacific Grove Art Center, 2009
Los Gatos Rotary Invitational Plein Air Paint Out, Los Gatos, 2009
MBPAPA Juried Show, Monterey Maritime Museum, 2007
Invitational Show, Monterey Art Museum, 2011, 2009, 2008 2007, 2006
SCAA Triton Museum Show, 2nd place 2006
West Valley Faculty Art Shows 2005, 2004, 2003
Professional Awards
UNICEF 2cd award prize for painting "Monterey Coast" at the Linus Paulihng Peace Prize Awards Auction,.Sept 2012
American Impressionist Society
Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Member
Los Gatos Art Association
California Art Club
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Society of Western Artists
Professional Organizations
American Impressionist Society
Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Member
Los Gatos Art Association
California Art Club
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Society of Western Artists
Painting Chosen for Wine Magazine
