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Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Your work is so zany and colorful! Are there any art themes are you most drawn to? Suzan: Really the only “theme” that I have been drawn to is a circus theme. I love anything to do with vintage circus. Other than that, I have hard time with “themes.” I completely work out of intuition, with very little planning, so themes seem to get thrown to the wayside. You have also been an antique dealer. Has that provided any inspiration to your art? Suzan: Yes, it has. I have a life-long love of anything old, and I use a lot of vintage images in my art. I think that being an antique dealer (I am still one, only now part-time) has made it easier to keep fresh ideas on hand, because if I am not making art, then I am out hunting for old things. I am inspired a lot by older color combinations, and finding things with those colors is always exciting. What types of antiques hold the most interest for you and why? D D Suzan: The ones that are worth the most money! When you sell antiques to make money to live on, then the interesting things are the most valuable. I especially like antique dolls, and old pictures (photographs), if you are talking about a more personal level. But, even those Dare for sale. When I first started, I wanted to keep everything that I found, but have since gotten over that, and have sold most of my personal collections. It wasn’t hard to do when we couldn’t walk around freely in our house because of the antiques. -10- D
Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Have you any favorite artists? Suzan: I have one all-time, super, favorite artist, and have loved his stuff for many years. He is a science fiction illustrator named BROM. His stuff is very shocking, and dark. But, I love his talent. I am envious that I cannot draw like he does. A lot of people are surprised when they look him up because he’s so different than the happy, bright colors that I normally use. Your artwork covers a wide range of media. Can you share some techniques with us? Suzan: This is a very hard area for me. I never used “planned” techniques, and when I try, they never work like they are supposed to. I just mainly do whatever I want, and keep working it (sometimes with over 20+ coats of paint, and collage) until I like something. I buy books about techniques--end up looking at the pretty pictures, and never read the first word or instruction. There’s not anything you can’t learn by trial and error; that’s my technique. -11- D D D D
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Art TRADER<br />
m a g a z i n e<br />
Your work is so zany and colorful! Are there any art<br />
themes are you most drawn to?<br />
Suzan: Really the only “theme” that I have been drawn<br />
to is a circus theme. I love anything to do with vintage<br />
circus. Other than that, I have hard time with “themes.” I<br />
completely work out of intuition, with very little planning, so<br />
themes seem to get thrown to the wayside.<br />
You have also been an antique dealer. Has that<br />
provided any inspiration to your art?<br />
Suzan: Yes, it has. I have a life-long love of anything old,<br />
and I use a lot of vintage images in my art. I think that<br />
being an antique dealer (I am still one, only now part-time)<br />
has made it easier to keep fresh ideas on hand, because<br />
if I am not making art, then I am out hunting for old things.<br />
I am inspired a lot by older color combinations, and finding<br />
things with those colors is always exciting.<br />
What types of antiques hold the most interest for you<br />
and why?<br />
D<br />
D<br />
Suzan: The ones that are worth the most money! When you sell antiques to make money to live<br />
on, then the interesting things are the most valuable. I especially like antique dolls, and old pictures<br />
(photographs), if you are talking about a more personal level. But, even those Dare for sale. When I first<br />
started, I wanted to keep everything that I found, but have since gotten over that, and have sold most of<br />
my personal collections. It wasn’t hard to do when we couldn’t walk around freely in our house because<br />
of the antiques.<br />
-10-<br />
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