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My paintings are inspired by a devotion to nature and evidence an interest in experimentation with the rhythm of figuration and color. I prefer to work from unostentatious imagery that conveys a sense of reality. My subject matter is in part a reaction to the pressure exerted by an infringing media that we experience everyday, the frantic pace of modern life and also demonstrates a keen interest in the primacy of the painting process.
Spontaneous combinations of color and shape reflect the importance that I place on both the structure of the composition and the sensual effect color has on the viewer. The progression of the paintings is a journey through a broad range of emotional, intellectual and technical territories as each evolves with color, losing the original tactile memory and growing in the spirit of the painting. The vibrant colors play interchangeably between background and foreground redefining the elements within the images, obscuring detail, in order to convey a feeling about the moment that will change for each onlooker as he or she brings their own perceptions to the work.
For more informaiton, visit her website at www.SusanCook.com
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