Susan Cohen Thompson

My oil painting, “Dancing with the Salish Sea” and two more of my paintings will be part of the Art in Bloom Exhibition at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave, Anacortes, WA., public opening party April 11th, 6-9pm.

The show will be open daily, from April 11 through 18, with hours of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  More information is available about Art in Bloom at the Arts Festival’s website: https://anacortesartsfestival.com/special-events/art-in-bloom/

We are part of the luminous nature of Earth.

Facing the Edge of the Forest

oil on canvas, 24″x48″

Fine art to awaken empathy in our connection with Earth.

This little 12″x12″ oil painting is one of my newest. It contains many of the visual elements I am currently exploring. The moon, luminosity, bowls, vines and birds, color, visual relationships, and the oil paint.

Since winter is a productive time in my studio, I am myself nesting and inspired.

I’ve been working primarily on ceramic tiles for the last half year. A selection of 8 of my newest tiles will be on exhibition at Matzke Fine Art on Camano Island. The annual small works show, Honey I Shrunk the Art, opens Saturday,  November 16th.

This tile is Redbird and Moon. It is 4″x4″. The design was carved into a flexible rubber block and then hand pressed into a clay slab. I’ve been working on making multiples of my designs for the first time. However, each tile is carefully hand pressed and cured, fired and glazed and fired again.