Welcome! I will be posting my small daily paintings, works in progress, gallery hopefuls and some of my favorite completed commissions along with my thoughts on the process of creating art. Thanks for checking out my work.
- Suzanne
- Suzanne
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- Location:
- Coram, NY, 11727
- Phone:
- 631-736-0287
- Birthday:
- April 26
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Suzanne Berry
Lisa Araneo Ferraro
Hi Suzanne, I'm curious as to how long it takes you to paint one of your beautiful pet portraits?
Thanks!
Suzanne Berry
Moses Botkin Challenge for November:
"View from the Studio"
16x20"oil on canvas, $450
The Diana Moses Botkin Challenge for November is "the view outside my studio," chosen this month by Michael Naples. A great choice of subject matter, but I was stumped. My proper studio, a studio I spent lots of time and money renovatin...g, is downstairs, on the first floor. An ideal location for raising young pups and logging long hours on paintings in progress wouldn't one think? However, I've chosen to remain upstairs, dealing with stairs, a bad knee, two pups and paint on everything, including our quilt and my face. It just feels better up there right now and little Suzanne has acted up quite enough this month, I thought it best to just give her what she wants right now.
Anyway, I found some really nice bushes outside, underneath the bedroom window that caught my eye. And technically, if I open the window, stick my head out and look down, there they are!
I absolutely love the different views from the group's studios this month! So varied and so well done. I'm honored to be a member and I might have done everything correctly this month! Yea!Read More
"View from the Studio"
16x20"oil on canvas, $450
The Diana Moses Botkin Challenge for November is "the view outside my studio," chosen this month by Michael Naples. A great choice of subject matter, but I was stumped. My proper studio, a studio I spent lots of time and money renovatin...g, is downstairs, on the first floor. An ideal location for raising young pups and logging long hours on paintings in progress wouldn't one think? However, I've chosen to remain upstairs, dealing with stairs, a bad knee, two pups and paint on everything, including our quilt and my face. It just feels better up there right now and little Suzanne has acted up quite enough this month, I thought it best to just give her what she wants right now.
Anyway, I found some really nice bushes outside, underneath the bedroom window that caught my eye. And technically, if I open the window, stick my head out and look down, there they are!
I absolutely love the different views from the group's studios this month! So varied and so well done. I'm honored to be a member and I might have done everything correctly this month! Yea!Read More
Suzanne Berry
WHOOPS!
11x14"
pencil on paper
$75
I
made this face in an effort to spell the sound my mouth produced. It
wasn't Whoops! Really, just how would one spell that sound?
The
depression has lifted. Himself gave me a pup break all weekend past and
I was back to my old, marginally cranky self in no time! Seeing the
impact not working h...as on my fragile hold on peace, I took the pups by
the horn and reclaimed my days this week! They now revolve around my
schedule. I'm still judging and critical of myself, but am not taking
it seriously. I keep thinking of what Crash Davis said to Ebbie Calvin
"Nuke" Laloush in Bull Durham..."don't think, it'll only hurt the team!"Read More
11x14"
pencil on paper
$75
I
made this face in an effort to spell the sound my mouth produced. It
wasn't Whoops! Really, just how would one spell that sound?
The
depression has lifted. Himself gave me a pup break all weekend past and
I was back to my old, marginally cranky self in no time! Seeing the
impact not working h...as on my fragile hold on peace, I took the pups by
the horn and reclaimed my days this week! They now revolve around my
schedule. I'm still judging and critical of myself, but am not taking
it seriously. I keep thinking of what Crash Davis said to Ebbie Calvin
"Nuke" Laloush in Bull Durham..."don't think, it'll only hurt the team!"Read More
Suzanne Berry
OOoo, I'm Tellin!
11x14"
pencil on paper
$75
It was
always me, directing this dire warning to my big brother, but he never
seemed to mind getting in trouble. Off to work on another painting.
Suzanne Berry
Ewooo!
11x14"
pencil on paper
$75
I love doing these, they're fun and
quick and satisfying. I feel so much better. Thanks again.
Catherine I love your art. Man, I am just starting out living on my art . What are some suggestions you might have for me?
Suzanne Berry
HOW MUCH?
11x14"
pencil on paper
$75
I
can't seem to finish a painting these days. It's impossible to jump up
and down from the easel and keep some kind of flow creatively, so I'm
going to commit to drawings...again...until I can finish some of the
pieces I'm working on. This time I think I'll honor my commitment, I
really need to post.
Suzanne Berry
Some refurbishsing on some of my work is taking place. Some nice person bought both "Outside My Window" paintings last month. I did them about a year and a bit ago. When I retreived them from the storeroom I noticed they could use a little face lift. I had a wonderful time brightening highlights and deepening shadows t...hat I thought it might be a good idea to drag out some old favorites, refresh them and post them again. Alas, this still needs more work, but it's almost done.
It's the hedstock of a Paul Reed Smith guitar himself gave to me last year. It's an incredible instrument and I love the feel of it. When I bought my first PRS over five years ago, my friend Paul Hesson looked at me very seriously and said..."Spend some time with your instrument Suzanne." Good advice, Pabs, thanks. It's made all the difference!Read More
It's the hedstock of a Paul Reed Smith guitar himself gave to me last year. It's an incredible instrument and I love the feel of it. When I bought my first PRS over five years ago, my friend Paul Hesson looked at me very seriously and said..."Spend some time with your instrument Suzanne." Good advice, Pabs, thanks. It's made all the difference!Read More
Suzanne Berry
ON THE EASEL IN PROGRESS
The Vase
Strangeness. I'm
all over the place. This is a painting in progress for Six by Six in
NYC. Amazing setup, that. I read about it on another artist's blog and
decided to send for the kit. I'm a big fan of packaging and the way
this arrives is too cool! Beautifully designed and just plain fun....
And the canvas surface is perfect. I'm going to take my time and do
this right. Layers, stages, patience, remaining true to my reference
color value etc. See what happens. I'll be posting the stages to see
how it goes.Read More
The Vase
Strangeness. I'm
all over the place. This is a painting in progress for Six by Six in
NYC. Amazing setup, that. I read about it on another artist's blog and
decided to send for the kit. I'm a big fan of packaging and the way
this arrives is too cool! Beautifully designed and just plain fun....
And the canvas surface is perfect. I'm going to take my time and do
this right. Layers, stages, patience, remaining true to my reference
color value etc. See what happens. I'll be posting the stages to see
how it goes.Read More
Suzanne Berry
TICKLED
9x12''
pencil on paper
$50
I'm down to posting once a week
if I'm lucky! Himself has been ill and hasn't finished his painting so
I lied again. We didn't post side by side yet, I cut him some slack.
Until the end of the month. I haven't finished mine either. Can't use
the pups as an excuse, work must go on. Just gotta be more
disciplined....again.
Suzanne Berry
"Water Bottle" 16x20" oil on canvas, $350
That was a quick month! This month the topic of our challenge is water. My first chance to choose. I had so many ideas, water is pretty universal, but when I sat my huge honking bottle of H2O on my painting ledge and saw the sun shine through it, the choice was made for me. I th...ought if I carried around a gallon plus bottle, I’d drink my quota for the day. All that resulted in was a collection of half-finished gallons of warm water with lots of backwash. I’m back to smaller ones. Here they are!Read More
That was a quick month! This month the topic of our challenge is water. My first chance to choose. I had so many ideas, water is pretty universal, but when I sat my huge honking bottle of H2O on my painting ledge and saw the sun shine through it, the choice was made for me. I th...ought if I carried around a gallon plus bottle, I’d drink my quota for the day. All that resulted in was a collection of half-finished gallons of warm water with lots of backwash. I’m back to smaller ones. Here they are!Read More
Lesley Humphrey Your work "feels" wonderful. Makes me want to know you. Congratulations on achieving Art, and not just amazing skill.
Suzanne Berry
This is as far as I can take it without some drying time involved. This is a great experience, sharing progress of the painting with himself, coupled with his own interpretation of the same image, the house is fairly alive with creativity! There's also the buzz of new babies bouncin' off the walls. I've been working up...stairs for awhile, but will have to move downstairs so the I can keep their schedule solid which will speed up their potty training. So excited!
Thank you to all those who weighed in on Pink Curlers progress! Your words are very much appreciated and inspiring. I had a comment on Lemon Thru a Drinking Glass and it made me think. The comment stated that ..."I have so much trouble with glass...." So do I actually, at least when I think of what I'm painting as what it actually is, I bump up against my very own predetermined, self-inflicted limits which are, on the whole, completely untrue. I didn't paint glass. I painted a series of tonal values of varying temperatures arranged in a predetermined pattern by a light source or more simply stated, I painted what's behind the glass and then painted a lighter value of the that color coupled with with the bright highlights and tints of the glass itself. I think. You get my point.
I just stubbed my toe on the folds of the coat this morning. I always have such a hard time with folds, I thought. No, actually I don't. Not when I break them down to large shapes and then pick out some of the smaller shapes, paying careful attention to angles and temperature.
Himself is starting is canvas today! This is going to be fun! October 20th, I'll be posting both side by side. No pressure Northport!Read More
Thank you to all those who weighed in on Pink Curlers progress! Your words are very much appreciated and inspiring. I had a comment on Lemon Thru a Drinking Glass and it made me think. The comment stated that ..."I have so much trouble with glass...." So do I actually, at least when I think of what I'm painting as what it actually is, I bump up against my very own predetermined, self-inflicted limits which are, on the whole, completely untrue. I didn't paint glass. I painted a series of tonal values of varying temperatures arranged in a predetermined pattern by a light source or more simply stated, I painted what's behind the glass and then painted a lighter value of the that color coupled with with the bright highlights and tints of the glass itself. I think. You get my point.
I just stubbed my toe on the folds of the coat this morning. I always have such a hard time with folds, I thought. No, actually I don't. Not when I break them down to large shapes and then pick out some of the smaller shapes, paying careful attention to angles and temperature.
Himself is starting is canvas today! This is going to be fun! October 20th, I'll be posting both side by side. No pressure Northport!Read More
