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Monday, May 9, 2011


hope is always there - 9 x 13 - coffee stain, collage, ink + gouache - Susan Black - in les shop

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness
or perhaps of subconsciousness–I wouldn't know.
But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness

Aaron Copland - from the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
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12 comments:

  1. Big ShamuMay 9, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    How much do I love that you used your beloved coffee to color this beautiful piece. A TON!

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  2. SusanMay 9, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    thanks xoxo

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  3. rachelMay 9, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Lovely strong reds - my colour de jour!

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  4. MakingSpaceMay 9, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    That makes sense - I see my children creating willy-nilly with no regard for whether or not it's "good" - they just keep creating. Boxes and boxes of the stuff. LOL I wonder when we lose the capacity to do that and censor ourselves so much?

    Also a fan of the coffee stain, my coffee stains are usually unintentional and call for stain removal rather than collage...

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  5. SusanMay 9, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    me too Rachel - my favourite colour by far. MS have been meaning to thank you for introducing me to "tarotscopes" xo les Gang

    http://bohemianpathtarot.wordpress.com/tarotscopes/

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  6. MakingSpaceMay 9, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Tarotscopes rock!

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  7. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Hope is indeed always there. It's a sad day indeed when it's not. A beautiful piece of work Susan.

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  8. VeronicaMay 9, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Ooo I love this piece.

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  9. Big ShamuMay 10, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    I wish you could grind up the shells of mussels and paint with that blue color. I mean, no offense to coffee, but seriously that blue is fierce.

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  10. SusanMay 10, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Shammy Sham ... I'm on a roll here please to not divert xoxo I gotta run with the coffee for awhile but I promise for you mussel blue background with some seaside imagery. Promise.

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  11. Big ShamuMay 11, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Oh gosh, did not mean to divert you at all. Just me musing out loud on a done post. Please by all means, continue with coffee.

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  12. AndreaMay 13, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    SO beautiful...
    I am loving these...
    The pink is fantastic!
    xo

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