High Above
Mixed Media Abstract Painting on gallery wrap stretched canvas. Pastels, Prisma Colors, Water Color, and Acrylic. Varnished for protection. Keeping our outlooks high above can help to get us through the rough parts of life, I hope this piece is an uplifting experience to view. *Juried Acceptance: Spring 2024 Portfolio Art Show. *Juried Acceptance: Amethyst Remembrance: A Purple Show, artcall.org., 2023 * Awarded 'Honorable Mention': "Seasons" Art Competition Sept. 2023, Ten Moir Gallery: connect@tenmoirgallery.com ...
SOLD: Prayer Garden #1 & 2, Diptych
#1 & #2 of Diptych, Spiritually Inspired Original Mixed Media on Stretched Canvas (2- 10" x 10" canvases). $200 for the Diptych. During creation of these I noticed a group of figures appearing and eventually a baby figure being held up. I worked back and forth between the canvasses and then a single figure evolved and seems to be kneeling. I feel like the white shapes (near the top) are prayers going back and forth for each involved. ...
Prayer Garden #3, (Series)
3rd in this series, created from a SOLD diptych (#1 & #2). I wanted to birth more images from the original mixed media paintings. The digitally manipulated parts were put together with an emphasis on love (partial heart shape), and prayer is definitely a form of love. I adhered it to a small stretched canvas, hand painted. and varnished for protection....
Camelback Mountain Sunrise Sunset
Phoenix, Arizona inspired Camelback Mountain memories. Mixed Media on Serigraph print: Sand painting techniques, Vellum Paper, Colored Pencils, Collaged Images. The extreme heat is expressed in the beauty and uniqueness of the desert and culture. Sunrises and sunsets are magnificent! *Received Honorable Mention Award: TenMoir, Nov. 2023, "Open Theme" Competition. **Art Epic Award "DIRECTOR’S CHOICE", Certificate of Artistic Achievement: for demonstration of exceptional technical skill and thoughtful composition within fine art in the “2023 Vistas Exhibition” *Juried Acceptance...
Desert Images - Awarded: "BEST OF SHOW"
Mixed media drawing of some of my favorite desert images and memories of the unique vegetation, architecture, history, and culture. Visually collaged into multi-views. Colored pencil, vellum paper, and watercolor. *Juried Acceptance: ART EPIC AWARD - VISTAS- Dec. 2023 ***Awarded: "BEST OF SHOW" Rise and Shine: The Art of Sunrises and Sunsets- Souther Tier Center for Emerging Artists, Dec. 2023. From the Juror: “Desert Images by Susan Fleming, is a lush mixed media drawing capturing the rich palette of the American southwest. Seeing this image, and Fleming’s other desert works, b...
Blessed Dipath
Mixed Media collaged paper drawings and dried botanical parts. Media used: Prisma Colors, Water Color, Acrylic, Pastels, and ink pens. Adhered to gallery wrapped stretched canvas, varnished for protection. Representing a life path with defined guided edges to help stay on course. *Juried Acceptance: “Awesome: A Show of Joy and Hope”, Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA), Dec. 2023...
Joy Comes in the Morning
Mixed Media Painting: Water Color, Pastels, Prisma Colors, and Acrylic on gallery wrapped stretched canvas, varnished for protection. This evolved using many layers of media and color, some images just appeared. I think it has an old renaissance look to it. Life can be intense at times, but we can have hope for joy coming in the morning. *Juried Acceptance: “Awesome: A Show of Joy and Hope”, Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA), (3 pieces), Dec. 2023...
Puzzling Predicaments
Puzzle patterns are made from my original cut stamps. Mixed Media: graphite pencils, inks, watercolors, and Prisma Colors collaged together onto specialty papers. Sometimes life's predicaments are very puzzling to us, these can be difficult at times until situations begin falling into place and coming together to form pathways which can open up new possibilities....
LOVE'S PROVISIONS
Mixed Media Painting: Pastels, Water Color, Acrylic, & ink: created on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. Sometimes the details and phases of Love don't make much sense at the time, however if we look back we can usually get glimpse of how the provisions to sustain were developing, in the midst, or coming soon....