August 04, 2006

Capture - embrace



embrace oil/acrylic/charcoal/oilbar 3' x 4.5' on canvas

I finally finished this big painting I had been working on for two years. (!) Talk about slow and taking your time to decide. I am showing it for the Illustration Friday theme of capture. For me, it captures the idea of capturing the moment. Which is why I love visual art. It give me the chance to visually explore a feeling which, however momentary, can change your life forever.

More illustrations of "capture" at Illustration Friday here!

The word for the day is ... sublime ... as in a place which you can only experience and not tell about, the pondering of the beyond, and that creme brulee over at "Pepperland" in South Berwick, ME.

17 comments:

mcaplan said...

Very Klimpt-y! I like it!!!

Random York said...

Wow! Extremely imaginative! Beautiful color!

valerie walsh said...

Since the word for the day is Sublime than we can use it to describe your colours, the shapes, the embrace, the feeling and your idea and words!!!

Heartful said...

Susan, this is wonderful. It not only captures the moment, it brings it vividly to life. So rich and sensual and timeless.

Willie Baronet said...

IT's wonderful! Nice color and looseness. :-)

And did Jesus actually use a toilet??

andrea said...

I'm all over that creme brulee! And two years? Susan, you have a lot of patience. Your use of colour is once again subtle and beautiful. Would love to see this full size.

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful, Susan!

Joy Eliz said...

cAbsolutely beautiful...well worth the wait:)

The Unknown said...

Beautiful. Worth the wait.
love

IMEDAGOZE said...

it's beautiful, susan!

Willie Baronet said...

Ohhhh, you meant the Jesus I drew!! Of course, yes it was. :-)

Senior moment.

AscenderRisesAbove said...

Beautiful oil painting; love how the figures meld into each other!

the said...

Yay, more paintings. I'm generally a lazy reader but I like the art friends.

carla said...

This is sublime! I love how the two figures seem melded in an emotion that's seemingly transcendental. The patterns at the bottom of the figures seem like pulses of energy, and the warm tones against the cool emphasize that emotional aspect. This is stunning, Susan! You've "captured" my admiration!

Abbie said...

Oh.. I think it reminds of Robert Delaunay!! I adore he and Sonia's work and this, definitely a 'Susan' is fabulous! The bold colors are marvelous! Is it for sale?
:) Abbie

Emily said...

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...love the colors!

angela said...

susan. it's beautiful. and this painting, with this size, i can only imagine that it needed the time for it to find it's complete story... simply because it literally "captures" emotion, passion, relationship, trust. all these things, that take us over the years. and i'm sure this painting grew with you, as all the stories and moments it holds.

my gratitude to you susan, for your art, the way you capture things, the way you express things... but mostly, simply for you.

oxo

ang.