All About Me
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Transparent Watercolor
21" x 21"
$2,000
Contact
susanmstuller@gmail.com
Susanstuller.com
My artwork expresses my desire to take everyday subject matter and portray them in a dramatic way. I strive to bring my paintings to life with strong lighting, values, and composition. Color does play a part, but only where and when I choose. I am primarily a shape maker and take careful thought in the planning and placing of both positive and negative shapes so that they enhance the composition.
I enjoy working in a variety of mediums but transparent watercolor will always be my first love. As the world changes, so will my paintings and the subjects I paint. My only limitations are those self-imposed.
Artist Statement
My bubble series evolved from my grandson’s love of bubbles. They ended up being quite the challenge to not only draw, but paint. The people in the background became abstract to a certain degree as to distract from the primary figure. I hope the painting expresses the joy of the moment with a wonderful sensation of light and color moving through it.
Bio
Susan M. Stuller, NWS TWSA
Susan has been a professional artist and instructor for over 30 years. Her emphasis is on rich color and strong design. She paints in a variety of medias, though her passion lies in watercolor.
Professional Organizations include National Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Transparent Watercolor Society of America: Signature Member, Virginia Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Baltimore Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Southern Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Life Member; Watercolor West: Signature Master Member, Missouri Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Texas Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Philadelphia Watercolor Society: Signature Member, San Diego Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Watercolor Society of Alabama: Bronze Signature Member, Georgia Watercolor Society: Signature Member, Kentucky Watercolor Society: Signature Member.
She is listed in the following publications: North Light’s Splash Series of the Best of Contemporary Watercolorist Books #10, 11, 14, 17 and the Splash Retrospective: 20 years The Best of Splash, Artistic Touch 5 and 6, Watercolor Artist Magazine Dec. 2013 Featured Artist, Watercolor Artist Magazine August 2017, Watercolor Artist Magazine December 2017 Top Paintings of 2017.
Her works can be found in the following Galleries: Crossroads Art Center: Richmond Va., Little Gallery on Smith Mountain Lake: Moneta, Va. Corporate Collections: (a few of her many corporate clients) Federal Reserve Bank, Franklin Federal Savings Bank, I.B.M., A.H. Robbins, BB&T Bank, H.H.Hunt Land Developers, Richmond Times Corporate Headquarters.
Awards include: 2020 Finalist in Portrait and Landscape in the First International Women in Watercolor Exhibition, 2020 Transparent Watercolor Society of America TWSA Merit Award, 2019 MOWS Princeton Elite Brush Award, 2019 Southern Watercolor Society Potomac Valley Watercolor Award, 2019 Virginia Watercolor 40th Annual Exhibition; The Judy Wengrovitz Memorial Award, 2018 Patron’s Award Watercolor West Annual Exhibition, 2018 Holbein Artists Award Texas Watercolor Society 69th National Exhibition, 2017 Mary B. Wilkins Memorial Award Virginia Watercolor Society, 2017 San Diego International Watercolor Exhibition: Holbein Artists and Armadillo Craft Award, 2017 Southern Watercolor Society 40th Annual Exhibition: Best in Show, 2017 Texas Watercolor Society 68th National Exhibition; Jacomini Memorial Award.
For a full list of organizations, collections and awards, visit her website: www.susanstuller.com.