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Seeing and Being Seen: The Works of Susan Offield
August 18, 2018
12:00 am
(Expired)
Crooked Tree Arts Center
461 E. Mitchell Street
Petoskey, MI 49770
461 E. Mitchell Street
Petoskey, MI 49770
Contact & More Info
http://crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/seeing-and-being-seen-works-susan-offield
Contact: Box Office
Email: boxoffice@crookedtree.org
Phone: (231) 347-4337
http://crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/seeing-and-being-seen-works-susan-offield
Contact: Box Office
Email: boxoffice@crookedtree.org
Phone: (231) 347-4337
Painting the human being, standing before an inspiring subject, is the ultimate opportunity for me as an artist. The portrait is composed of everything under the sun; shape, form, color, light, energy. It offers endless challenges, not just in the technical sense, but also emotionally and personally. The stakes feel high when I am painting a person - it's vital for me to capture some truth about them; their physical likeness; a sense of their spirit.
The live portrait sitting is where the big magic happens. Ideas and conversations flow, hearts are open, "selves" are revealed. It is such a privilege. I see the subject and they see me.