Susan Washington Fine Art

I have been delighted to have worked with and represented Susan in the UK. Susan is a featured Artist within theartfamilyprints.com. Her enthusiasm, professionalism and creativity are second to none. Susan's work continues to evolve and she produces beautiful artwork that is original and contemporary.

After seeing Susan Washington's art at various galleriesI knew it was right for a project I was working on.My client was so pleased, he purchased two paintings. In addition I purchased a large painting to hang in my own home!

The Art of Susan Molina Washington a Review written by Peter Stastny It gives me a thrill to think that in my comings and goings I have had the privilege of finding and collecting the work of Susan Washington. At present I have a number of her creations and all of them are hanging on the walls of my home. My prize possession is a set of four paintings that I asked her to do and that she called ‘Pablo’, because, even though they are abstract, they were vaguely inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso. I also have another one she did which was inspired by Picasso’s Guernica. These paintings are hanging in my dining room and every time I go by them I pause as if to say ‘hello’ to very dear old friends. The four-panel set called Pablo, like many of her paintings, started as a draft on her computer. I found these abstract paintings very attractive and suggested she execute them for me as a composite with each panel being a square measuring 30 x 30 inches. Although each of the compositions in this set is made of just shapes in different colors, they evoke in the viewer an intense response which is based on the dynamic interrelationships of the forms. Each panel shows us these intricate shapes that form a scene that takes the viewer by surprise and speak, it appears, of hidden meanings and entanglements. You can get lost for hours contemplating these panels and if you are in a receptive mood they will tell you stories of deeds and accomplishments. Each panel is different and sings a somewhat different tune. In the end though, they complement each other to form a complex piece that is coherent and satisfying. When I stand in front of them in an attempt to study them, I sometimes concentrate on the details of one of the panels only to realize how similar and yet how different it is from each of its neighbors. One game I like to play is to try to determine which of the four panels I like the most. Sometimes it is the lower left panel, other times the one in the upper right. Actually, all four are beautiful variations on a common theme and they fit together perfectly. I have reproductions of Picasso’s Guernica painting and recently, in Madrid, I stood before and admired the original. It is a very large, mural painting. It is in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and even today precautions are taken to guard it against possible vandalism. It is the story of the agony of that little town in Spain that in 1937 was bombed by forces supporting General Franco. The painting represents the painter’s protest against these horrible acts of war in a Spain divided and tormented by the killing of its own citizens. These political issues are behind us but there remains the voice of the artist protesting against this war and all wars and doing it in a strong and beautiful style. It is fascinating to me how Susan Washington has captured the spirit of Picasso’s original painting and has been able to evoke its beauty in these panels in her own voice. These new and completely original paintings stand on their own feet and if in their abstract shapes they owe anything to the master, it is just the hint of a dream of which one has trouble remembering the details when one is wide awake. But make no mistake about it, these are the creations of an artist who is completely original and new. She may have called this group of paintings ‘Pablo’, but they are the original creations of Susan Washington, an artist whose work is not widely known yet, but undoubtedly will be in the future.

We recently finished a renovation of a sub-penthouse flat on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. We have sweeping floor to ceiling windows with North East and West views over the skyline and Lake Michigan and wanted large, bold canvases that could match and compliment our stunning views. Susan’s palette and lines have that quality we were looking for and we found the process working around the commission of our two large pieces engaging and stimulating. Susan is a very intuitive artist. She has a skill for translating ideas and a curiosity to play with elements and composition. Her technical range allows her to effortlessly mock-up thoughts to canvas and play back in an iterative style to make sure she creates works that capture her clients’ sentiment. Susan is also a highly professional person: she sent us near daily progress images and was hyper responsive to emails and communication. When it came to shipping the large canvasses she packaged well and securely and personally man-handled FedEx to chaperone the shipment from her studio to us safely.