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ForestStoriesReal&imagined

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.

Boxelder Creek at the Walk In Fishery Nemo April 2

Box Elder Creek at the Walkin Fishery, April 2 - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

16x20"

$500

Susan Stoddart Forest Improv

Forest Imagination - Imagined

Watercolor on Paper 

23x19"

$450

SpruceatHanna

Spruce at Hanna - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

21.25x15.25"

$600

Remnants at. Box Elder Creek

Remnants on Box Elder Creek - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

21.75x19.25"

$675

Susan Stoddart Rapid Creek near Canon City Late Summer

Trail 20 Upper Rapid Creek, Late Summer - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

28.5x21"

$800

Stoddart off Bogus Jim Rd in the Rain

Rain on Bogus Jim Rd. - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

21.25x15"

$575

StoddarttBoulder Hill

Boulder Hill, Fall - Plein Air

Watercolor on Paper 

20.25x15"

$525

Visit the gallery in Hot Springs to see more of Susan's work!

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