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The Danae and Dryad Series

Danae and the Dryads

These are recent paintings in gold leaf, inspired by showers of gold, goddesses and trees.

dryad 2 2017

dryad 1 2017

Danae and Dryads 2017 in progress

Suzanne Edminster, Saltworkstudio, abstract painting, Wind Over Water, 48" x 60", available

Danae two

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Avarice. Is a howling wolf,One of the daemonic forces that has trapped Dante in the dark forest. Avarice wears a pope’s hat. He had one of the worst popes, and that’s saying something. Dante had this crazy idea that church and state should be separate! That wacky guy! It feels like our whole government is trapped in the dark woods; we are held hostage by avarice, The wolf,lust for sex and luxury, the leopard, and the greed for Imperial power, the lion, Dante’s three totem animals. . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy #dantesketchbook

“So bitter it is, that scarcely more is death.” So Dante throws us right into the middle of it with his first Canto. It’s all bad. You are lost in a forest with three different wild animals attacking you. The Lions stands for imperial power, authoritarianism, dictatorship. Sound familiar? The lion is ambition who will eat you up from the inside out. Nasty Drawing: sketchbook and illustrated journal #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy #dantesketchbook

I am doing illustrated notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy. Each canto gets a spread. Are you interested in me posting these as a journey through hell? I find them quite cathartic to do, given our political situation. And Dante is just a delight #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #paintingjournal #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy

Detail from Neanderthal Ladder,36 x 36, acrylic on canvas. Happy New Year to all And God Bess Us Every One! #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #abstracts #contemporary _art #abstrakt #abstractmag #kunstgalerie #artmoderne #contemporarygalleryh #paleomythic #contemporarypaintings #artstudiolife #artbuyers #artstudios #contemporarypainter #abstractors #abstractexpressionist #abstraktekunst #artabstrait #arteastratta #arteabstracto #acrylicabstract

I want to call this one “Exstasis” And I will research the root of the word ecstasy for my title. 36“ x 36“, acrylic and gold metal leaf on canvas. . . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Three paintings in a row. From left: number one, a psychedelic cave wall. Second, in the middle, angels and wheels of fire. Third, on the right, a painting using the earliest Cavepainting Marks known, 65,000 years old, from the Neanderthal people. On display now in backstreet gallery for art trails Open studios Saturday and Sunday, studio number 6. #. . . . . Art reception tags #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

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Avarice. Is a howling wolf,One of the daemonic forces that has trapped Dante in the dark forest. Avarice wears a pope’s hat. He had one of the worst popes, and that’s saying something. Dante had this crazy idea that church and state should be separate! That wacky guy! It feels like our whole government is trapped in the dark woods; we are held hostage by avarice, The wolf,lust for sex and luxury, the leopard, and the greed for Imperial power, the lion, Dante’s three totem animals. . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy #dantesketchbook

“So bitter it is, that scarcely more is death.” So Dante throws us right into the middle of it with his first Canto. It’s all bad. You are lost in a forest with three different wild animals attacking you. The Lions stands for imperial power, authoritarianism, dictatorship. Sound familiar? The lion is ambition who will eat you up from the inside out. Nasty Drawing: sketchbook and illustrated journal #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy #dantesketchbook

I am doing illustrated notes on Dante’s Divine Comedy. Each canto gets a spread. Are you interested in me posting these as a journey through hell? I find them quite cathartic to do, given our political situation. And Dante is just a delight #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosaartscenter #illustratednotes #artinspiration #paintingjournal #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchinspiration #traveljournal #dantesinferno #dantealighieri #divinecomedy

Detail from Neanderthal Ladder,36 x 36, acrylic on canvas. Happy New Year to all And God Bess Us Every One! #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #abstracts #contemporary _art #abstrakt #abstractmag #kunstgalerie #artmoderne #contemporarygalleryh #paleomythic #contemporarypaintings #artstudiolife #artbuyers #artstudios #contemporarypainter #abstractors #abstractexpressionist #abstraktekunst #artabstrait #arteastratta #arteabstracto #acrylicabstract

I want to call this one “Exstasis” And I will research the root of the word ecstasy for my title. 36“ x 36“, acrylic and gold metal leaf on canvas. . . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Three paintings in a row. From left: number one, a psychedelic cave wall. Second, in the middle, angels and wheels of fire. Third, on the right, a painting using the earliest Cavepainting Marks known, 65,000 years old, from the Neanderthal people. On display now in backstreet gallery for art trails Open studios Saturday and Sunday, studio number 6. #. . . . . Art reception tags #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Back to basics, the sketchbook. I discovered a fabulous artist, Inma Seranno, @inmaserranito She inspired me to bring out some crayons. Now if I can only stop being so abstract! . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #handwrittennotes #artinspiration #paintingjournal #artjournal #artnotes #illustratedjournal #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #abstractwatercolor #innerreportage #urbansketchers #abstractjournal #sketchmaterials #sketchinspiration #traveljournal

“Wind over water”, acrylic and gold metal leaf on canvas , 4’x 5’. Sold. We form bonds with our art and I feel sad to see it go... . . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Progress. Gold metal leaf and acrylic on canvas. . . . Art reception tags #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #goldmetalleaf #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Ikebana series. . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #abstracts #contemporary _art #abstrakt #abstractmag #kunstgalerie #artmoderne #contemporarygalleryart #openstudios2017 #contemporarypaintings #artstudiolife #artbuyers #artstudios #contemporarypainter #abstractors #abstractexpressionist #abstraktekunst #artabstrait #arteastratta #arteabstracto #acrylicabstract #arttrails2018

My studio, not really ready yet!! Art Trails studio 6 . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #tribalart #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #rawart #arttrails2018 #studiolife #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #sonomacountyarttrails #openstudio #openstudios

Notebook page. Watercolor and fountain pen on top. I have been experimenting For a while to get that kind of vivid black line-like a dip pen. But every time I tried a dip pen and bottle Ink, I spilled ink all over me and the work. I want really strong colors in my sketchbook. Usually... . . . . Drawing: sketchbook and illustrated journal #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #handwrittennotes #artinspiration #paintingjournal #artjournal #artnotes #illustrated #illustratedjournal #illustratedjournaling #sketchbookskool #sketchbookskool2018 #sketchkon2018

My “Art and Alchemy” talk at the reception , standing in front of the painting called Salt. That was a fun night – artists and art lovers have so much to share . . . . #arttalk #saltart #alchemy #primamateria #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #contemporary_art #abstracts #artbrut #abstractmag #tribalart #primitiveart #abstract_art #contemporaryartist #rawart #rawartist #mixmediaart #mixedmediaart #drawingpainting #abstraction #alchemicalart #artreception #cotati #downtowncotati #shigesushi #abstractartist #abstractacrylic #originalartworks

Two sketchbook open. Notes for talk on one, gouache experiments on the other. ## . . . Drawing: sketchbook and illustrated journal #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #handwrittennotes #artinspiration #illustrated #illustratedjournal #paintingjournal #artjournal #artnotes #sketchers #urbansketchers #sketchbookskool #sketchkon2018 #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration

“My private Paleolith”, 36“ x 36“, acrylic on canvas. I sought to make a painting that was a modern interpretation of a cave wall, with forms emerging but not yet developed, and with 21st-century pigments. I saw a lot of petroglyphs on a recent road trip through Washington state. I identify with the feeling that there is something about a particular rock or a particular location or service that invites Mark making. You never know what might emerge through those cracks and fishers and surface stains. You can see this In studio number six during Sonoma county art trails . . . #saltworkstudio #sofasantarosa #santarosa #abstracts #contemporary _art #abstrakt #abstractmag #kunstgalerie #artmoderne #contemporarygallery #paleomythic #contemporarypaintings #artstudiolife #openstudios #openstudios #openstudios2018 #artstudios #contemporarypainter #abstractors #abstractexpressionist #abstraktekunst #artabstrait #arteastratta #arteabstracto #acrylicabstract #arttrails2018 #sonomacountyarttrails #sonomacounty

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