Susan Klabak
BoldBrush Recommends: Susan Klabak
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BoldBrush Recommends: Susan Klabak
Biography
Born in Ohio, Klabak grew up on a small farm where she developed an appreciation for the land. She has lived in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Currently she and her husband are traveling in their Airstream travel trailer. An appreciation for both the natural world and the pastel medium are reflected in her paintings.
Klabak's paintings are characterized by her personal and expressive interpretation of the landscape and her ability to go beyond reality and capture the essence of place, inviting dialog with the viewer. Close observation of her work reveals the minimal strokes used to convey a realistic, yet impressionistic, depiction of the landscape, allowing the viewer to fill in detail.
Susan Klabak's work hangs in national and international private and corporate collections. Her paintings have been exhibited in and received awards in juried regional, national, and international shows. Her work has appeared as cover art and in periodicals.
Klabak is a member of the Pastel Society of America, Wisconsin Plein Air Painters, Wisconsin Pastel Artists, and the Pastel Society of Colorado.
Artist's Statement
As a pastel landscape painter my intention is to transport the viewer into the scene by conveying a realistic - though not necessarily literal - interpretation, using minimal strokes. Painting with pastels evokes a sense of connection with the earth, the source of the pigments used in their making. There is an immediate response from picking up the pastel stick to the direct application to the surface.
When I am out in nature I view my surroundings with the eye of a painter. Before beginning a painting I take time to fully appreciate my surroundings by engaging all my senses -- making notes in my sketchbook about the sound of the brook, the rustle of the leaves, the warmth of the sun, the movement of the clouds, the roar of the waves -- and being aware of the essence of the moment, asking myself how this scene can be depicted in a way that will allow me to relate my experience. Yet, my paintings are not just about the present moment but also about the past, as my inspiration is informed by memories of my childhood and of the land I explored as a child. Often I am struck with a sense of urgency to capture the land as it is in that moment, and too many times I have put off creating a painting only to go back to find a location changed, whether by man's influence or nature itself.
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