The Artist: Susan Swackhammer
Ted Zuber commented: "Susan is a versatile artist. I enjoyed her compositions and choice of colours - alive."
Current Works
Recently, I have been experimenting with a new media - acrylics - mainly using palette knife and large brushes. My goal is to learn a looser style that I can adapt to watercolour.
Watercolour
Carbon Dust
Acrylic
Ink
I love the fluidity and spontaneity of watercolours.
Karsts on the Li River, China
Impressions of Li River
single alstroemeria 4x6 matted
Florida Air force 19x15 framed
Suzhou, china
18x12 framed
arizona vista
14"x12"
frAMED
Page Title
Grandma Li River & baby 12"x11" framed
Virginia pines
11"x13" framed
Moon over the atlantic
6x9 matted
sunset on collins bay 4.5x6.5 framed
cardinal 12x18 framed
lemon in shadow 6x4 matted
morning glory 4.5x6.5 framed
sunset through "pollution"
explosion matted
mountain sunset
6.5x4.5 matted
sold
PEONIES FRAMED
SAils
6.5x4.5 matted
sky 6.75x4.75 matted
tybee Island lighthouse 15x19 Framed
CARBON DUST
Carbon dust painting is a method of painting on a dry canvas with dry dust using a dry brush, concentrating on tonal values. The techniques fascinated me and have proven to be a complementary medium for portraiture and translating the mood and beauty of my photos from China.
Morning on the li River, china 14.5x12 framed
statuary - shanghai museum
Granmere's cruet Chinese pearls 8x10 matted 8x10 matted
ACRYLIC
i saw the sunset
16"x12" gallery wrapped canvas
birch with
leaf
12"x12" Palette knife
gallery wrapped canvas
inukshuk
12"x16" Gallery wrapped canvas
PATIENCE #1
12"X16" GALLERY WRAPPED
CANVAS
In style of Australian Aboriginal Dot Painting
Patience #2
12"x16" acrylic/ gallery wrapped canvas
#1
#12
Abstracts
#14
#11
#13
#15
8"x10" acrylic
strawberry Swirl
12 x12"
#16
12"x12"
Optical ocean
12"x16" Gallery wrapped canvas
palette knife
surf
8"x10"
Resin finish
zipper
12"x12" canvas
mashed potatoes & gravy
12"x12" gallery wrapped canvas/ mixed media/
palette knife
sweet sounds 12"x12" mixed media
palette knife
grape swirl
111"x15" resin finish
colouryour world
11" x 15"
tickle me pink
12"x24" Gallery Wrapped
Canvas/ palette knife
primary abstract #1
Acrylic 12"x12""
12x12 canvas
abstract #21
8" x 10"
Resin finish
subtlety
12" x 12"
resin finish
gallery wrapped canvas
Northern lights
12"x12" acrylic
northern lights #2
12"x12" acrylic
lavender 12"x12" palette knife
feelin' the blues 12"x12"
cherry blossoms #5 10"x8"
#2 #1
#3 #4
cherry blossoms
each panel is 8"X8" gallery wrapped canvas - hang in grouping, singly or 2/3
beyond the shore
12" x 24"
gold deposits
12" x 12" resin finish
gallery wrapped
abstract #22
12"x 12" resin finish
URBAN
Shadows
12"x12" Palette knife
ACRYLIC POURS
#1 #2 #3
Each 4"x4" gallery wrapped canvas
Maybe if people weren't jerks and understood instead of judging and thinking it doesn't happen to them because they think they have the perfect family, life will just be the bit easier people that experience this 😃👍
This rings very close to home for me. Not only myself but for family and friends. The days of it being shut away and not talked about or criticised should be over. Yes there are some that milk the system and others that don't know or understand how much help is available. Then you get the ones that want nothing more than to be "rid" of the shadow.
In the most difficult moments of life you realize who are true friends or the people who really appreciate you 😊 Unfortunately, most friends will send you a "like", but in reality they do not take time to read your status if they see it's lengthy. More than half will stop reading right here, or have already scrolled on to the next post in their feed.
I decided to post this message in support of a very special person to me who continues to fight every day.
I'm also posting for anyone who has a friend or family member suffering a terrible mental illness.
Now I'm watching the ones who will have the time to read this post until the end. This is a little test, just to see who reads, and who shares without reading.
If you have read everything so far, select "like" so I can put a thank in your profile. Mental health awareness is needed just because you can not see it people are suffering and dying. Maybe it will even strike up a conversation from someone that wouldn't normally talk to you because they don't know much about it.
Please, in honor of a family member or a friend who is suffering or has passed away from mental health copy and paste on your page this text.
But also try to spare a little of your time with someone who may just want to talk (about anything). Talking can help someone to cope a little more with their situation, keeping it bottled up just makes it worse.
Most people say, "if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me, I'll be there to help you". So, I'm going to make a bet that most who saw this post (maybe even read all the way to the end) won't, but I believe a select few of my friends will post this, to show their support for their family/friend who may be struggling.
You just have to copy (not share) and paste.
I'd like to know who I can count on to take a minute out of their day and actually read my status 😍 then write "done" in the comments. Thank you
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gold deposits
annika & eva 24"x12" gallery
wrapped canvas
Ink is so much fun.. either pen or brush. There are a myriad of techniques to accomplish shading and texture. It is a great way to add highlight to watercolours and like watercolour often has a "mind of its own".