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Biography
Susan Clifton, painter and graphic artist, attended Philadelphia College of Art as a painting major and studied Photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
For many years she explored different techniques and mediums. Now, concentrating on acrylic painting, incorporating graphics with floral images.
Susan worked for many years as an advertising art director, graphic design and web developer before returning to her first love . . . Painting.
Creativity found her at a young age. She has dabbled in many forms of the
arts – Dance, Photography, Graphic Design, Mosaics, Jewelry Making and Painting. Her early works were large graphic representations of the human form. She is now exploring the contrast of bold graphic image combined with floral details.
Her works have been purchased as part of private collections and it is her desire to exhibit her new works in the near future. She is currently living in South Florida with her husband of 6 years, Doug Barkley.
Artist Statement
I am drawn to the floral shapes and I'm playing with the mirror image motif.
Within the mirror image the flower becomes another visual entirely. I then merge these visuals with abstract shapes into a composition of contrast. Hard and soft,
dark and light.
My vision is that art should not represent life as it truely is but as life is in
imagination. The creative power is in the imagination of the viewer. The artist is just doing their "thing". Not always understanding "why". Compelled to create what comes naturally. A gift.
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