LOCAL>> Susan Brayton – Art as Discovery

Virtual Reception:
* Friday, July 16, 5:00-6:00pm

Exhibition Dates:
* July 1 – July 31

Susan Brayton’s art as a response to life and personal soul searching allows her to speak from the spirit of who she is and provides a needed opportunity to intermingle playfulness and thoughtfulness.  She thoroughly enjoys doing art with others because it deepens friendships and enhances communications beyond the norm – by sharing an art process and every day aspects of life.

Susan makes art with acrylic paint, collage and pastel on paper and canvas.  She starts with an instantaneous expression of what is happening “in the moment” – often extending into the political, conveying environmental and world concerns, investigating her personal life, and always being aware of surprises that emerge and sometimes a complete lack of knowing what she has produced.

Excerpt from Susan’s Artist Statement (see gallery for full text):

I’m truly a “groupy artist.” I thoroughly enjoy doing art with others because it deepens friendships and enhances communications beyond the norm – by sharing our art process and every day aspects of our lives.  A lasting example of my fondness for art groups are my 30-year friendships made in Connie Smith Siegel’s classes (4 of us still meet regularly from our classes with her).  Now with our Wild Carrots Tuesday group we have continued to meet with Toni Littlejohn on Zoom during our “lock-down” where Toni generously offers an opportunity for us to present our “homework.” 

As you view my art I invite you to bear Picasso’s statement in mind, “A picture is not thought out and settled beforehand. While it is being done it changes as one’s thoughts change. And when it is finished, it still goes on changing, according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it. A picture lives a life like a living creature, undergoing the changes imposed on us by our life from day to day…” and he goes on to say that for viewers of art the picture, in its finished form, lives only through the one who is looking at it.

Join Susan as she shares about her experience of creative discovery during her virtual art reception. This online event, organized by the Dance Palace Art Committee, will feature a conversation with the artist discussing several pieces, followed by a Q&A session.  Friday, July 16, 5:00pm-6:00pm.  Registration is required via Eventbrite.

See Susan’s Virtual Gallery here.