Monday, October 26, 2009

Plein air Paintings

I took a Plein Air painting workshop this weekend with Michelle Chrisman. Plein Air painting is painting outside directly from nature. This was a new experience for me and I truly loved it. We first painted at Los Poblanos Ranch and on the second day we went far north in Corrales and painted the Rio Grande. As you can see I improved by the second day and can't wait to get outside and try this again. The fall weather was beautiful and I learned invaluable lessons of cropping my image, simplifying the landscape, finding shapes, and creating a pattern of dark values.


DAY 1 - Los Poblanos Ranch

DAY 2 - Rio Grande River in Corrales

Oil on Stretched Canvas

9"x12"

SOLD

Thursday, October 22, 2009

My Catrina

Oil on Stretched Canvas, sides painted making suitable for hanging unframed
20"x16"
NFS

Monday, September 28, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Pear Group

These pears are painted using the classical glazing technique. All images are 8"x10" on stretched canvas. None of these paintings are for sale.



Thursday, August 27, 2009

Pears


Oil on Panel, unframed
8"x10"
NFS
Oil on Panel, unframed
8"x10"
NFS

Monday, August 17, 2009

More ATC's Jezebel Series

Art Buff
Sophisticate

Curly Top
40's Girl











Snow Bunny- TRADED
Cabaret Singer











All images 3 1/2"x2 1/2" - For Trade Only

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

She Almost Swooned Over the Sight of the Indian Moon

Watercolor
5"x7"
SOLD

ATC's - Jezebel Series


Red


Bird Girl


Watercolor, Images 2 1/2"x3 1/2", For Trade Only

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Vanilla Bean

Oil on Stretched Canvas, Framed
20"x16"
$555.00

Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Bathing Beauty, homage to Utamaro

Watercolor, framed
4"x6"
SOLD
at the Old School House Gallery

The Tea Server, homage to Utamaro

Watercolor, framed
4"x6"
SOLD
at the Old School House Gallery

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Nature Lover, homage to Utamaro

Watercolor, framed
4"x 6"
SOLD
at the Old School House Gallery

The Nursemaid, homage to Utamaro

Watercolor, framed
4"x6"
SOLD
at the Old School House Gallery

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Feminine Spirit - Ethiopia

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, suitable for hanging without frame

12"x12"

$216.00

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Pear Duet

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, suitable for hanging without frame
6"x6"
NFS

To purchase please contact me directly at artistsusanfinch@comcast.net

Sunday, July 19, 2009

She never went out at night without her space dog

Watercolor on Arches Paper, unframed
5"x7"
SOLD

Ravello Overlook

Oil on Stretched Canvas, unframed
16"x20"
$480.00

Friday, July 17, 2009

ATC's - Dead Artist Series

Pablo Picasso

Frida Kahlo











Andy Warhol

Henri Toulouse-Latrec












Jean-Michel Basquiat


Salvador Dali












Each 2 1/2" X 3 1/2"
Watercolor
For Trade Only

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) - Dead Artist Series

I'm starting something new. ATC's are meant to be traded only. They are small works of art measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (the size of a baseball card), and can be of any media. They are portable and fun to do as a respite from more serious works. I have begun this endeavor with watercolors of dead artists. I plan to do a small series.


Claude Monet

Vincent Van Gogh









Sunday, July 5, 2009

Back by Popular Demand




When the Bluebird of Happiness flew in, all her worries disappeared.

Watercolor
5"x7"
SOLD





As an Intern at the White House she always tried to appear "PC", power suit and cupcake.

Watercolor
5"x7"
SOLD







Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Feminine Spirit - American Girl

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, Sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame
10"x10"
$150.00

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Feminine Spirit - Guatemala

Oil on deep edge stretched canvas, sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame

10"x10"

$150.00

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Feminine Spirit - India

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame
12"x12"
SOLD

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Feminine Spirit - Myanmar

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame
12"x12"

$216.00

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Feminine Spirit Series-Iran

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame
8"x8"
SOLD

Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Feminine Spirit Series- Native American

Oil on Deep Edge Stretched Canvas, sides painted and suitable for hanging without frame
12"x12"

$216.00


This is my first of a series I have been thinking about for a long time. My desire is to pay tribute to women around the world. While we enjoy hard fought freedom here in the United States, there unfortunately remains much of the world where women are oppressed. Of the two sexes, women are the most evolved (in my opinon) for they not only have a high intellectual ability, they also are able to fully embrace the emotional capacity of the human spirit. It has always boggled my mind how women historically ended up in a subservient role only because they had less physical power. Someday (long after I am gone) women will no longer be regarded as "less than." I think they are "more than" and I will paint them from all corners of the earth.