Some Sketches

 

I have been a little behind keeping up with my blog and posting some sketches, or paintings.

This is just a few that I have done in the past couple weeks.

 

 

 

Chevy

Longhorn in Portales, NM

Rusty Truck

Little Red Chevy

This next CFAI Visual Magazine will have a critique of my work in it by an Art Critic from NY, Hall Groat II. Here is what he said about my work. It was a pretty short critique.  The critiques he has done of other artists were lengthy, so I was sort of shocked when mine was just a paragraph! Not that I wanted a long one, it just wasn't what I was expecting! He picked out his favorite of my collages, and I wouldn't have thought he would choose the patriotic clown! Plus add Witty as a description of my work. I looked the word 'witty' up and it said humorous or clever. I would like to think that maybe my work would create a smile or be clever!
Thanks Mr. Groat, I appreciate your taking the time to check out my art!
When you have time, you can check it out.     Suzy Pal Witty art  

Or read it below:

Suzy Pal Powell’s Witty Art

Suzy Pal Powell’s Witty Art
By Hall Groat II
Texas-based artist, Suzy Powell strikes the eyes and seduces the minds of viewers through her colorful contemporary pop culture watercolors and mixed-media collages. Her bold, luminous work has a larger than life, iconic quality to it. The geometry in of itself is as interesting as the epic images she depicts. One of my favorite pieces is a 12×16 inch torn paper collage, entitled Patriotic Clown.
This highly inventive, satirical piece is quite apropos as we approach the November 2012 election here in the United States. Yes, indeed, politics is certainly like a circus this day and age—what’s the next act?
Ms. Powell’s torn paper collages evoke the sociopolitical wit of Bearden in a huge way.
I’ve always been fan of Romare Bearden’s collages from the early 20th century Harlem Renaissance, which was a cultural movement that took place during the 1920’s and 1930’s in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
If you ever travel through Suzy Powell’s neck of the woods in Texas be certain to check out her
witty art.
Patriotic Clown, torn paper collage, 12×16

July Flag

 July Flag

5x7 watercolor

I have always loved watercolor, and due to my new art form using the magazine pages, I haven't had much of a chance to'practice.'  I have some new watercolor paper that I wanted to try (Bockingford) so I cut some 5x7's and drew this flag off and painted it.  It didn't take long since it was small. I do like the new paper!
I bought it to cut up for a sketch book so I will be using more of it.
I still love to paint our flag.

Happy Fourth of July!

I love flags, and have painted several, and have sold several, and given several away! Our flag is so special-What it stands for. 
This painting is watercolor and  was done from looking at the one in my art room.  My art room is decorated with flags,and the pledge of allegiance.  The window belonged to my Grandmother from East Texas. There is no telling how old this window is.  I folded up a flag and put behind it, and it hangs in my art room today.
We should treasure our country and our freedoms. God Bless America.