Exhibition Run
August 1 - October 3, 2024
Opening Reception
August 3, 2024 5pm-8pm
Susan interprets the Black Hills landscape with watercolor. Often painting en plein air, she packs her supplies on her wanderings into the forest to record places seldom seen. Using expressive brushstrokes and mineral pigments, Susan shares with you the magic, mystery, solitude and peace found in the forest.
Biography -
Susan has lived in the Black Hills for over 30 years. During that time, she has grown to love the peaceful beauty of the forest and trees.
Through plein air study, Susan creates impressions of forest scenes using watercolor. As a former Geology major, she is drawn to natural mineral pigments , mostly iron oxides like umbers, ochres, and sienna, similar to what can be seen in the Geology of the Black Hills. Often, the majority of her paintings are created with these pigments as they just seem to fit with Black Hills scenery.
Susan has a spontaneous painting style in order to quickly capture the essence and mood of a scene. This is important when painting outdoors because the light and atmosphere can change fast - completely altering a landscape. Even in studio work, Susan likes to keep the painting loose to retain the impulsive appearance of her art. She loves all the drips, splatters, and accidents inherent in the watercolor medium.
One of Susan’s favorite places to be is in the forest painting and at times hiking quite a ways to find her subject. Listening to the woods come alive, absorbing the scents, sun and wind, then putting all those things into her art are part of her creative process. She hopes her paintings transport you to a place of peace and beauty.
Box Elder Creek at the Walkin Fishery, April 2 - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
16x20"
$500
Forest Imagination - Imagined
Watercolor on Paper
23x19"
$450
Spruce at Hanna - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
21.25x15.25"
$600
Remnants on Box Elder Creek - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
21.75x19.25"
$675
Trail 20 Upper Rapid Creek, Late Summer - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
28.5x21"
$800
Rain on Bogus Jim Rd. - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
21.25x15"
$575
Boulder Hill, Fall - Plein Air
Watercolor on Paper
20.25x15"
$525