Studio 9: Suzanne Bean

"Art does not reflect what is seen; rather, it makes the hidden visible." —Paul Klee

 

These images begin as digital photographs of motifs, structures, and highlights and shadows that appeal to me in their shapes, composition, and dynamic movement.

Using image manipulation software, I combine two or more similar shots,
reducing, removing, and/or repeating elements and flattening areas to create a new design.  Mmm, Photoshop . . .

The frosting on the cake is adjusting the hues and saturation. I love big,
bright, saturated colors almost more than anything. I keep working on a
picture until I feel satisfied with its balance and movement; I can’t
quantify it more than that.

I enjoy art that draws me in with color and composition, and keeps me interested with curious details and movement and some intriguing bit of something that looks familiar . . . or does it?