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Alice's Aura

Alice's Aura, acrylic on linen, 40 x 30 inches, 2020

Exhibited at NSU Art Museum of Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Two Foxes

Two Foxes, acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 inches, 2020 ⬤

Consuelo

Painting Consuelo, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2020

Full House

Full House, acrylic on linen, 40 x 30 inches, 2020 ⬤

Golden Lady

Golden Lady, acrylic on linen, 70 x 36 inches, 2020

Bridal Party

Bridal Party, acrylic on linen, 36 x 36 inches, 2020

Foxglove

Foxglove, acrylic on linen, 60 x 36 inches, 2020

Fairfield Porter Gone Bad

Fairfield Porter Gone Bad, acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 inches, 2020 ⬤

Bi-directional

Bi-directional, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2020 ⬤

Babe and Mac

Babe and Mac, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2020

Walking the Swans

Walking the Swans, acrylic on linen, 48 x 36 inches, 2020

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GARDEN PARTY

Created in my Newtown, CT studio 

"The Garden Party paintings create a profound romance with nature and our relationship with the world." —Noor Blazekovic, Curator, Irreversible Projects

In this body of work the division between the human and natural world is clear. I combine elements of reality and fantasy to shed a new light on the interrelationships between humans and the natural world around us. I painted this new world through the lens of metaphor, such as a live fox worn around a girl's neck as a stole, dress-painting monkeys, and birds nesting as a hat. This use of visual metaphors unlocks the subconscious and gives full rein to the imagination, both mine and the viewers'. It creates connections between two seemingly different things, or, perhaps, two different worlds.

Copyright 2025 Susan McLaughlin