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Susie Barstow aka ArtBySusieQ
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WELCOME! I will be doing videos at least weekly. I will include info based on comments, needs, etc. expressed by the group. Feel free to share with the group your tips & tricks, as well. This is my first video so be patient. Susie
Hi Monice, Your painting has great colors and the sky is beautiful, the kind of sky that only watercolors can do!! If you want to loosen up some edges, you might try putting some water on them first and letting it soak in, then blotting it with tiss…
Hi Eva, I should've posted it here, but didn't even think about doing that, now I can't find my copy. Just so peeps could know whats going on. Thank you Eva xxsusie
Hi Susie. Sorry to hear about your "situation". I hope it all works out for the best. I'm happy to contribute what I can in the meantime. I've done another seascape, this time trying to incorporate some cool sky effects. There's some hard edges I'm…
Susie, I just received an email about your current dilemma. I am so sorry to hear about what you are going through. I can't find your post about it here, so hopefully you'll see this and know I am thinking of you and hoping that the outcome will be…
WELCOME! I will be doing videos at least weekly. I will include info based on comments, needs, etc. expressed by the group. Feel free to share with the group your tips & tricks, as well. This is my first video so be patient. Susie
Fantastic idea Tammy!! I will definitely be more active once I find a new place to live. Thank you! susie
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- What would you like to accomplish in 2010?
- I would like to be able to do atleast one full watercolor sheet 22x30 a week, as well as my other pieces.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Hello. I am a self-taught and professional full time watercolor artist. My art is collected nationally and internationally. I have won local awards and one international award, Canson of Paris. I have been juried into many fine art shows. I am a 65 yo divorced mother of a wonderful adult son.
I feel like the lotus that starts in the mud and eventually grows a stalk above the mud that blossoms into a flower. I had an extremely abusive and traumatic childhood and some 6 decades later I can see where tremendous spiritual awakening in the 80's has increased my love of creating, my understanding of myself and my place in the universe.
Spirituality has been part of my life as far back as I can remember.
When one lives in the mud of physical and emotional abuse, it really helps to escape into an imaginary world, be another (imaginary) person also be free in the beautiful gifts of mother nature. I spent a lot of time outdoors taking in every bit of nature and day dreaming. I even loved being outdoors during the day and at night and imagined flying up to the stars.
As far back as I can remember I have always been creative in some way and expressed that in many ways over the years. My creativity was not encouraged or valued by my family. Like the lotus I grew my stem out of the mud anyway and see my flower is made up of the many different petals like the lotus has.
There is a part of me in all of my art and it's influenced by different parts of myself. It will always have a common theme as far as it having a spiritual uplifting way that I feel when I create and want to share with others.
I love vivid watercolors and using complementary colors making the colors very bright. What watercolor does naturally is very exciting. It's transparency allows so many different ways to use it and luminosity when light hits the paper beneath it and comes shining back. The way it blends and the way it blooms. Granulation is another favorite of mine.
I like to use watercolors made from plants, semi-precious stones, or good old dirt, like the kind from Sedona, AZ. I use mostly Winsor & Newton Professional quality watercolors and some Daniel Smith. I choose colors that have an extremely high permanancy factor.
I use Arches from France watercolor paper, and preferably the 300# Hot Press. I love the way watercolor flows on it and the colors seem more bright.
I usually do a small sketch with an HB pencil then a final full size sketch. After I am finished with the painting I may erase all of the sketch or leave some of the pencil lines if I feel they add to the final product.
Most of the time I use the white of the paper for any areas that need to be white.
My lifelong and day to day experiences are my inspiration. I own an African Grey parrot, spend a lot of time at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. I have been to all of the national parks west and hiked the John Muir Trail. I love visiting the sierras in California and Nevada and fly fishing. I have owned horses, birds, cats, dogs, and tropical fish. I enjoy growing flowers like roses, gladiolas, dahlias, iris, violets, cactus and succulents. Astronomy and meteorology are my avocation of which I hope to do a series paintings on. Now I paint full time and feel so very grateful that I am able to do so
A lot to read, but I love sharing some of myself with those who express an interest in my art. Thank you so very much for stopping by. Please feel free to email me with any comments or questions. My art is for sale. I am catching up on inventory after a long illness, but please check back and my ebay store will have some in it very soon and I will be adding more here.
Thank you! Susie
- Is there anything we can help you with?
- Deb, you have been one of the most helpful & gracious artists I have ever met online or in person. I don't want to be a draw on your energy or time, but I could use help again, in doing videos for youtube and figure out what it takes for better photos of my work, camera?? lighting?? etc. I spend more time in psp trying to make it look like it really looks than I do actually painting it. Thank you Deb!!
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Taking the first step...
Taking the first step... This is like my real official step to blogging. Even though I have an entry from months ago, I had no idea what I as doing.
It's sort of like staring at a big blank page of watercolor paper. Exciting and a bit scary.
I guess mostly we should be talking about creating. Maybe the process, maybe life in general, philosophy, or whatever flies into my brain.
Will make this first one short.
Helloooooooooooooo to everyone out there, if anyone is reading this..lol.. I have n… Continue
It's sort of like staring at a big blank page of watercolor paper. Exciting and a bit scary.
I guess mostly we should be talking about creating. Maybe the process, maybe life in general, philosophy, or whatever flies into my brain.
Will make this first one short.
Helloooooooooooooo to everyone out there, if anyone is reading this..lol.. I have n… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2009 at 2:03am — 4 Comments
THANK YOU!
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to say a few ' thank you's' and say how very honored I am that Deb invited me to her group. I am very excited about being a member. A little overwhelmed trying to do a website from scratch, and get all of my stuff out there and have time for painting.. so I am not even sure this is going in the right place.
For those of you that commented so positively on my watercolors that I posted a few days ago, I want to say 'Thank you'.. that means a lot to me. I thought of doin… Continue
For those of you that commented so positively on my watercolors that I posted a few days ago, I want to say 'Thank you'.. that means a lot to me. I thought of doin… Continue
Posted on April 12, 2009 at 12:40am —
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Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 6:55pm on December 21, 2009,
martas_art said… 
Happy Holidays to you Susie!!!
I just received your watercolour painting " Purple Datura"and I am delighted with it, thank you very much for you special efforts to keep us on The Go and inspired and learn and create .
I am also sending an envelope with a small donation To cover your expenses .
- At 10:51am on December 19, 2009,
Barbs said…
Yuletide wishes to you and yours :)
- At 2:37pm on December 14, 2009,
Margarita said… 
Comments and Graphics - Happy Holidays Layouts - Photobucket
- At 6:22pm on December 1, 2009,
Gaye Smith said…
- Hi Susie
The artist that does the northern light paintings is www.glenscrimshaw.com he is the only one I know of that does the painting true to what the northern lights look like.Take a look and enjoy.Winter Whispers one of his paintings is just gorgeous. g.a.s.
- At 12:20am on November 27, 2009,
DrawnToArt said…
- Howdy Susie! Hope you're well, and that you had a great thanksgiving! :) I need to log on here more, lol!
XOXO
DTA
- At 11:44am on November 26, 2009,
Deborah said…
- Hello Sweetheart! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hoping that you are accomplishing all of your goals for 2009 and that you are still busily creating!!! xoxoxoxox
- At 3:20am on November 14, 2009, Mahendra Mehta gave Susie Barstow aka ArtBySusieQ a gift…
- From the Gift Store
- At 7:51pm on November 12, 2009,
Edna Collazo said… - Susie, I need your address so I can send you the ATCs. I'd love to hear from you.
- At 7:07am on November 6, 2009,
Edna Collazo said…
- Hi Cyber Mom!!!!!
Did you get my e-mail from yesterday morning? Check it out when you get time, I'd really appreciate your input. Glad to think you are seeing your eye doctor today.
Love and lots o' blessings
Edna
- At 6:08pm on November 5, 2009,
faeeez said… - Beautiful and wonderful your lessons videotaped
Thank you Susie
Please visit my site
- At 2:02pm on October 26, 2009, Anna gave Susie Barstow aka ArtBySusieQ a gift…
- From the Gift Store
- At 11:06pm on October 22, 2009,
Monica said…
- Hi Susie. Thanks so much for the nice comment. I feel like I'm onto something with these watercolors. I'm saddened to hear about your health issue. BTW, I love those hummingbird images. I might have to side track and tackle one of those. I love birds as well. In fact we have a small meyers parrot. Of course he's not as clever as an african grey, but we like him anyway. Later, Monica. :-)
- At 12:05am on October 21, 2009,
Janet Davies said… - Hi Susie!
Thanks for the Birthday wishes!!
- At 10:13pm on October 14, 2009,
Donna Wilson said… - Thank you for the Birthday wishes and adding me as a friend. It's so nice to be friends with people that share the same passion!
- At 9:16pm on October 14, 2009,
JoyfulArtist said… - Thank you for the Birthday wish and the friend invite! It's a great way to start my new year!
- At 1:23am on October 14, 2009,
Christian Cazalla said… - Thank you Susie for the kind Birthday whises!!!
Hugs :)
- At 7:29pm on October 13, 2009,
Gabe said… - Awwh thank you Susie! Much appreciated m8tee! :) xx
Gabe xx
- At 11:50am on October 11, 2009,
trish said… - thanks Susie;)
- At 12:31pm on October 10, 2009,
Gigi Kohlfuerst said… - yes, it's a long way to come here.... I have friends in the US and Canada, they use to invite me every year, but ..... I dont enter an airplane anymore lol.....
- At 7:41am on October 10, 2009,
Gigi Kohlfuerst said…
- hi Susie, I looked into your profile, you are living in CA in the US, you really have been in Austria? lol, very far away from your country !!! I never have been in the US and now I am afraid of making a flight..... so many bad things happen now.
btw: your artwork is very very nice!
hugs, Gigi
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Posted by Amin Kasmani on December 26, 2009 at 4:21pm — 2 Comments
A Caribbean Holiday Celebration!
A Caribbean Celebration
Some of my friends in Administration have recently asked me to tell them how
we celebrate the holidays in my country, Puerto Rico.
I’m sure it would seem simple to just say: “Well, we put up a tree, sing songs around it, eat lots and lots of food made by our moms and aunts and grannies and have gifts under the tree for the little ones. And that would be true, we do all that because that is part of all the good and sometimes bad stuff we have inherited fro… Continue
Some of my friends in Administration have recently asked me to tell them how
we celebrate the holidays in my country, Puerto Rico.
I’m sure it would seem simple to just say: “Well, we put up a tree, sing songs around it, eat lots and lots of food made by our moms and aunts and grannies and have gifts under the tree for the little ones. And that would be true, we do all that because that is part of all the good and sometimes bad stuff we have inherited fro… Continue
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