Susan Hale has
always loved to draw and paint. Living,
vacationing, and traveling in the Wisconsin countryside is a constant inspiration to her. It seems everywhere Susan
looks she sees a painting – sunrises on Lake Michigan, golden hay bales
scattered in a farm field, popcorn clouds dancing in a cerulean blue sky. Color and pattern are important to her. Susan interprets onto the canvas the energy
and connection to nature she feels as she paints. As van Gogh said, “…real artists paint things
not as they are, in a dry analytical way, but as they feel them.” Working in oil, Susan apply the paint thick
and luscious, like frosting on a cake.
“Let the paint talk”, I often say.
The German Expressionists, French Impressionists, and the
Magical Realism of Mexico have influenced her as traveling the world has as
well. She keeps “Sketchbook Diaries” of
places she’s been. Susan loves to travel
but there is truly “no place like home”
as she live in rural Cedarburg, Wisconsin
surrounded by farm fields (and mooing cows).
Color is magic to Susan.
Her paintings are known for the vibrant use of color and sense of optimism. Susan loves to paint outdoors, “plein-air”. It is so invigorating to her to experience
painting not only through my eyes but also through the feel of the breeze, the
smell of the damp earth, and the chirping of the crickets. Painting brings her joy, and hopes it does
the same for you.
People ask me how I see all those colors in the
landscape? Just squint and use my
imagination….isn’t that what being an artist is all about?
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