Susan Walker

Artist Statement

My job is to look.

I capture moments and create paintings that reflect that snapshot of emotion. Emotion leads our imagination to dream, dread, wish, regret, hope…and on & on. The richness and vitality of being alive are what I strive for in each work.

While working on any painting, my focus is on shapes, composition, value, and color. In my little corner of the world, there is nothing quite like the lusciousness of oil paint—I am in love with the lushness of paint and the colors I mix. Get up close to one of my paintings to find the details, and then, step back, to see the life in my brush strokes.

Part of the joy of being an artist is “the not” knowing…the anticipation, anxiety, eagerness, and vast problem-solving as to how the work will evolve. There are no connecting dots to follow…the journey is made by doing.