Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Susan Burks
On View: April 14 - May 2
Venue: Libragallery
Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Susan Burks
Burks Works
My art is a reflection of who I am, what I feel or experience about the external world and both
ends up on paper or canvas or in a sculpture. Although each creation is truly about my inner
landscapes, the resulting artwork can be a traditional landscape or a totally open composition
from one of my own revelations. To keep my approach fresh, I use various artistic methods. I
have an open ended approach with several mediums. To date, I have worked in oils to portray
more intense emotions, watercolor and pastels for landscapes and acrylics for abstracts and
sculptures. As I observe or envision a scene, I give a free rein to my imagination in a medium
for the best perceived outcome. I enjoy bringing unique outlooks to autobiographical stories
creating an atmosphere of conceptual depth with generous color and texture.
Living in northern Michigan with sweeping meadows, forests and water has reinforced my
use of a colorful palette. It is so easy, surrounded by beautiful landscapes to slip in natural
poetic paintings.