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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS - USA
1998 "Black & White" Fort
Bragg, CA
1997 "Landscapes" College of
the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA
Sometimes It’s Simply
Black & White, Wilkes Gallery,
Mendocino,
1995 "Bindings" MFA Thesis
Project, San Jose State
University, CA
MFA Pre-thesis
Exhibition, San Jose State
University, CA
1993 "Watercolors" The Balcony
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Artist Galleries:
Online Gallery -
FlorenceArtists.com
The Quercia Gallery, Duncans
Mills, CA QuerciaGallery.com
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Janet Turner Print Gallery,
Chico, CA USA
Bellevue Museum, Bellevue, WA
USA
Dr. Elaine Wangberg, CSUC,
Chico, CA USA
Cameron Estate, WA USA
Barabara Fry, Corvallis, OR...
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Artist Statement for Susan Canavarro
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I paint landscapes, but more than that I paint that edge between nature and what we build in nature: bridges, buildings, all architectonic structures. I happen to believe that not everything we construct is ugly, that sometimes it's downright gorgeous, and doubly gorgeous when set against a natural setting - like the Golden Gate bridge set against the wild and often foggy sea, rugged bluffs; or like the crystal clear canals that traverse and adorn California’s great valleys like great satin ribbons; or like the natural light and shadow that plays on a downtown building stunning my eyes; or like the gothic-styled arches of Oregon’s coastal bridges, the structure underneath and above that holds them up, creating windows on water, sand, trees, and souls. I’m fascinated by bridges. A primary element in my painting is simplicity: simplicity of palette, using only four or five colors, and restraint of detail, leaving out all that is not absolutely necessary to the mood and concept of a work. Keeping it simple facilitates my focus on depicting the world as I perceive it - primarily in terms of value relationships and atmospheric light.
Occasionally, I turn my paintings into political commentaries, what is now called "statement art."
I like to work with Acrylic colors and black and white gesso on paper. I enjoy the semi-opaque quality of the gesso medium.
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