Su G (Su_G)

Year of the Snake: blazing banners (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:22:21 -0700

Year of the Snake: massed horsemen with banners departing the blaze. Original: chalk & felt pen. © Su Schaefer 2013

Lambs led by a lion (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:21:39 -0700

Lions and leadership: “An army of lions led by a sheep is no match for an army of sheep led by a lion.” Attributed to Winston Churchill, and cited in a book on leadership by Richard Luecke: ‘Scuttle your ships before advancing: and other lessons from history on leadership and change…’ OUP, 1994.

Lions led by a lamb (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:33:49 -0700

Lambs and leadership. Felt pen & oils.

Crowded land (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:10:17 -0700

Oils straight from the tube on fine-grained paper.

Eye of the Dragon

Su G (Su_G) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:29:54 -0700

'Eye of the dragon' close up of yardage printed on cotton sateen. The sheen of this fabric really suits the metallic oils used in the original design I feel. Haven't tried it on silk cotton yet, which may even exaggerate the sheen. www.spoonflower.com/fabric/949885

The tiler's odd sense of humor (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:47:27 -0700

The tiler's mistake... or odd sense of humor? Checkerboard in blue & off-white with odd spots of smaller midnight blue & white checks, & a surprise.

Related fabric design - 'Gaudy Gaudi orange & purple'

Su G (Su_G) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:58:55 -0700

Matching fabric using the original oil painting as a base element to make a repeating pattern (printed on cotton poplin). The fabric design is at a fairly small scale & maybe needs to be larger to show the paint texture - still experimenting!

Pink lines of chalk (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:38:55 -0700

Lines and cubes of color in pinks, blues and grays with chartreuse hints. Chalk on canvas, digitally compiled.

Random rope on gold foil (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:35:27 -0700

Random rope on gold foil. Chalk on gold foil, striped gradient applied.

Manly cubes of color (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:19:37 -0700

Cubes of color in dark reds, reddish browns & blues with chartreuse hints. Chalk on canvas, digitally compiled & manipulated.

Sizzle circle work (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:18:39 -0700

Sizzling turquoise & reds on pale gray. Chalk on canvas, manipulated.

Gaudy Gaudi orange & purple (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:03:24 -0700

Gaudy Gaudi orange & purple, inspired by Gaudian mosaic work. Oil on paper.

Biscuits you can't eat (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:11:38 -0700

Don't try to eat these! Half circle motifs in dark orange, apricot, & light & dark gray in dark brown borders on canvas. This design started life as a detail from a larger painting & has obsessed me ever since I cut it out to work on separately. Metallic oils & stencils.

Molten gold with impurities (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:52:52 -0700

So called 'impurities' - which can themselves be precious metals - give gold its non-gold colors, like red (copper), white (palladium - among others) and so on. Metallic oils and palette knife.

Eye of the dragon (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:56:44 -0700

Inspired by the dragons at Chinese New Year festivities in 2012, the Year of the Dragon. Metallic oils on paper, digitally compiled.

Magpies: learn to fly (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:38:15 -0800

Magpies: learn to fly & food call. With acknowledgments to Gisela Kaplan's Australian Magpie (2004) with its wonderful pictures & information on this highly sociable, adaptive survivor. Pencil & oil on paper.

Balenciaga Rules OK! (For Sale)

Su G (Su_G) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:57:18 -0800

A respectful homage to Spanish couturier Balenciaga, fashion photographers Irving Penn, Henry Clarke, Kublin & Rawlings (photos circa 1950-1960), & Miro who did the artwork on the catalog cover for the Madrid exhibition (1974). Dark gray and red on white. Pencil, paint & felt pen on paper.