Susan
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Well I met my deadline for the Horticultural Society of New York’s annual exibition by just choosing to finish. It seems I’ve been working on this all winter but now I really need to be looking at Spring things! I hope it will be accepted but since it is my first attempt I won’t be too…
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“Roadside Cedars” by Walter Launt Palmer 1854-1932 As sick as I am of the weather in my native New Jersey this year I do find dusk to be a magical time, when the setting sun shines through bare trees and castes those magnificent warm beams of color across cool blue snow. I think Palmer captures…
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Wanted to share a really terrific little book by Peter Steinhart which I mention in my artist statement. Anyone who has sat in front of a model, object or landscape with the intent to capture it on paper will find something of value in this book. It is humorous and insightful and I fully intend…
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Starting my largest botanical to date. Just could not resist these Oak Leaf Hydrangea. The challenge is that the leaves are already changing and will be dust in a few days. I have my drawing done to scale from the live specimen and my colors are matched but for the painting I will have to…
Susan Sapanara 