SUSAN McLAUGHLIN
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Catcher

Catcher, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022
Eexhibited at Monmouth Museum, NJ

The Merry Widow

Mother Nature, acrylic on linen, 48 x 36 inches, 2022
Best in show at The Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky, acrylic on linen, 36 x 30 inches, 2022

Insect Queen

Insect Queen, acrylic on linen, 36 x 30 inches, 2022

Eye to Eye

Eye to Eye, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022

Halfway to Heaven

Halfway to Heaven, acrylic on linen, 48 x 36 inches, 2022
Judges' Award from Society of Creative Artists of Newtown, Newtown, Ct.

Plantain Lily

Plantain Lily, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022

Wings

Wings, acrylic on linen, 36 x 30 inches,2022
Selected by the Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock, PA for the exhibition Self: An International Juried Exhibit of Women's Self Portraiture.

Alice's Aura

Alice's Aura, acrylic on linen, 40 x 30 inches, 2022
Exhibited at NSU Art Museum of Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Leaving Home

Leaving Home, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022

The Man Under my Bed

The Man Under my Bed, acrylic on linen, 30 x 24 inches, 2022
Selected by the Armstrong Gallery, Savannah, GA for the Armstrong National 2D Competition Exhibition.

Masquerade

Masquerade, acrylic on linen, 72 x 48 inches, 2022

Green Thumb

Green Thumb, acrylic on linen, 72 x 48 inches, 2022

Confection

Confection, acrylic on linen, 40 diameter ⬤

That Look

That Look, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022

Inside Out

Inside Out, acrylic on linen, 36 x 24 inches, 2022

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“The balance between a surrealist pattern of detailed images and the under image “witness” suggests a mashup of the 16c Milanese painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo and the 20c. Swiss painter Rene Magritte.”
—Professor  John Torreano,  NYU

 

HARMONY

Like all my work, including the selections in this collection, Harmony reflects my sincere wish that there be harmony between humanity and the natural world around us. Through allegory and playful symbolism, I express my painting thesis and at the same time hope to show viewers the breathtaking beauty in a mythical world where this harmony exists. I strive for images of natural balance, reflecting odd, unexpected beauty and mystery in order to create a dialog between humanity and our fragile environment. I hope to create a dialogue among my paintings, my viewers and me. My lush, realistically rendered images ask more questions than they answer about our relationship with nature. I hope that while exploring Harmony and my other bodies of work, viewers will find beauty in places they never thought to look.

Copyright 2025 Susan McLaughlin