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My Complicated Heart
acrylic on plastic on wood
12″ x 12″
2024
I made this relief painting from a plastic form in a box of Valentine candy. It changed several times from a heart to leaf to a heart in the process of painting. I wanted the form to feel like it was alive and pulsing. I wanted the heart to express a range of emotions including passion, vitality and suffering.
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Susan Swinand
Spicy
Inspired by: David Seltzer, Sea Salt/Lemon Sage Charles “Teenie” Harris, Cotton Candy Booth
cinnamon, black pepper, chili powder, turmeric, salt, cumin, poppy seed, collage, acrylic medium, pencil on canvas
8″ x 8″
2024
I started with the idea of a hungry mouth, but the drawing evolved into abstract shapes that relate to eating. I was influenced by the humor and appetite depicted in “Cotton Candy Booth” by Charlie “Teenie” Harris. I was also inspired by the geometric, salt piece by David seltzer and was curious to see what colors and textures I could get out of the spices. I wanted a simple, sensory, spicy, humorous image.
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