OUT OF THE GUTTER ART
Did it hurt? No, of course not. (well, just a wee bit, maybe...) Oh, the joys of waiting to hear if you got the "Call". That's what we artists refer to when we apply for a chance to get into a show, or to paint a mural, or design a sculpture, etc. It's a process …
I was finally motivated to produce my second painting in the "Inside Voice"series. Although I am beset physically with devastating exhaustion, I was able this past week to get some work done. This is very encouraging, I have been fighting the fully immersing fatigue that envelops me each morning. . I dosed myself up with …
"...look into this inner world and I promise I will use my "INSIDE VOICE".
...see what this work has gone thru on it's journey to fruition...
. This project was a couple years in the making for me, and was born from the bottomless grief I was dealing with then. As caregiver to both of my parents after a 23 year-long active addiction, and after a devestating breakup of my marriage when my ex went to Federal Prison, I was …
...crack a smile or frown a frown...about the wonderful gift of creativity!
...this post is winding itself around my consciousness like my fairy python-mother...
Shall I call it "UNBAGGING"? I told you that you would never guess my source photo, in the last post's images. Well here it is: . Here's the deal: I was ready to take Kleo for her daily walk, mask on, prepared to face the outside world. I had just finished watching (another) horrible newscast …
The awful Pandemic we are living thru today reminds me of when I contracted Chicken Pox as an adult. While not nearly as deadly as Covid-19, I was very ill. I had a fever of 102.5 for a few days and extreme discomfort from the lesions(pox) that burst forth all over my body, in my …
This was a big endeavor for me, and I believe I have painted at least three different paintings in the course of 2 years on this one canvas...That can be one of the downfalls of being ocd and bipolar, when I can't let a thing be good enough or ever done. So, here is the …
An update on our dear friend Riley!
I am just enthralled with the roots of this Banyan Tree at the Public Park on the Grounds of the Backus Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. I am not finished with them yet, and hope to enter the study in the Museums upcoming show!! This Bog Lily from my yard is also visually intriguing. …
SUSAN TODD MARTIN 
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