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    Back to basics - It's like riding a bike!
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Feb 1, 2019

    Back to basics - It's like riding a bike!

    Could a portrait drawing be my ticket out of the artistic doldrums? Getting back to basics was exactly what I needed!
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    Thankful for my life preserver!
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Nov 14, 2018

    Thankful for my life preserver!

    Sometimes life throws you a curveball. Or two. How my art process served as my life preserver during a difficult turn of events.
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    A Literary Connection
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Jun 2, 2018

    A Literary Connection

    Titles. Every painting should have one. It can help the viewer connect with the image. Some titles come easily. I occasionally know the title before the painting is off the easel. On rare occasions, I know the the title before the first pastel stroke hits the surface. But there are times when an interesting title for a newly completed painting seems elusive. I have written recently about my series of sky paintings. Many are of sunset or sunrise. I have attempted to be
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    ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’, the phrase that ignited a career.
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Feb 25, 2018

    ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’, the phrase that ignited a career.

    It was early in my art teaching career. I was enjoying a local art/craft show on the weekend. I wandered into an artist’s booth, a ceramic artist if I remember correctly. We struck up a conversation and I learned she had also been an art teacher who had retired early. I forget how the conversation developed, but at one point she asked me if I had ever heard the phrase about art teachers. I suppose I looked confused. She went on to tell me that art teachers are commonly s
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    Sometimes it just takes a while
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Sep 15, 2017

    Sometimes it just takes a while

    It’s funny how motivation can strike, run hot, and then…it’s gone. This happens more times than I like to admit when it comes to my painting. I see a specific scene. I may take a photo. Or I may get the idea for a concept – perhaps an idea for a series of works with no particular image in mind. The idea may roll around in my head for a while. At some point, I begin to get a strong urge that this is what I need to be working on next. I do some preliminary sketches to flesh
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    Nature as my Inspiration
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Jul 7, 2017

    Nature as my Inspiration

    I can find inspiration to paint any time of year, but summer is particularly bountiful in providing visual inspiration. Just last week, I happened upon these wonderful blossoms on my morning walk. It was a day after some heavy evening rain, so the raindrops were still clinging to the flowers. (This is the benefit of getting outside to do my walk versus indoors on a treadmill or the gym.) The sun was just beginning to break through the clouds, making the water droplets spa
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    What will bring you joy?
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Jun 17, 2017

    What will bring you joy?

    Many years ago, while framing work for a show, my husband requested I not sell my pastel, “New Day Dawning – Sunrise over the Sea of Abaco”. At the time, I did not ask why. I was just so touched that he liked this piece enough to ask me not to sell it. I must note that my better half is the technical one in the family, not the appreciator of art, so this request meant a lot to me. It was just recently that he shared with me what it is about that piece that brings him joy.
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    Finding your Oasis
    Susan Klinger, Artist
    • Jan 29, 2017

    Finding your Oasis

    Too much discord. Too much conflict. That is what I was feeling last week. All of the political turmoil had left me feeling tense and drained. I needed a break. In the midst of preparing for a solo show, a vacation to a sunny beach was not an option. I needed an hour, not a week that involved reservations and planning. The weather outside was cold and gray, so off to my framer I went. Wait. What?! Yep! Not that I had ever thought of it like this before, but a trip to v
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