Out of the Gutter Art

Acrylic Paint has been my most tried and true medium, as it is fairly inexpensive, very versatile and easily obtainable. It is the medium I was first introduced to as a child in elementary school, proceeding to my advanced art education in the I. E. P. Program for Exceptional Students during middle and high school. I have had many successes in this medium, and acrylic paint is excellent for showcasing my exuberance for living!

Detail, Crossing…Well Aware…Susan T. Martin, 8/2017

Crossing the Delaware, Well Aware, acrylic on canvas, Susan T. Martin, 8/11/17

My Fertility Garden, Acrylic and embellishment on canvas, Susan T. Martin, 2017

Detail of Lunar Rover, Mixed Media with Acrylic, Susan T. Martin, 2017

Munson, a Treasured Friend, mixed media sculpture, Award of Merit, Best of the Best Show at the A.E. Backus Museum, Susan T. Martin 2015

Intergallactic Dragonfly, mixed media sculpture,Susan T. Martin 2016, sold

Dysfunction Junction by Susan T. Martin,Best of the Best entry at the A. E. Backus Museum, soldd)

Portals to Peace (detail of Legacy of Lunacy)Acrylic on Canvas

Detail of Lunar Rover, assemblage, mixed media, Susan T. Martin, 2017

no one ever said I was “ordinary”!

‘Antelope Dance Mask’, Palm Bark & Acrylic

Just a Nibble, by Susan T. Martin

Legacy of Love and Lunacy, acrylic on canvas, Susan T.Martin

That Day, Acrylic and embellishment on canvas, Susan T. Martin, 2016

Palm Frond, Pine Cones

Grouchy Grouper, side view,Susan T. Martin2016

I find acrylic very adaptable for my work on the wide variety of surfaces I enjoy painting, from more traditional stretched canvas to the veritable plethora of materials I scavenge from various sources. I used to say,

“If it is not nailed down, I will paint it!”

However, I have changed that statement to,

“Even if it is nailed down, I will paint it!”.