SUSAN DUNLAP PAINTER & PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Oils
    • New Work
    • Paintings in Oil: Luminous Old Master Abstracts. 1996-2010
    • Paintings in Oil: Abstracts with Contemporary & Ancient Chinese Characters. 2011-2014
    • Paintings in Oil: Clay Face Series. Late 1990's
    • Paintings in Oil: About Loss. Mid 1990's
    • Paintings in Oil: Floral Series. Early 1990's
  • Watercolor
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Invertebrate Series. Based on the work of Haeckel and the 1872 HMS Challenger expedition . Mid-Late 1980's
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Contemporary Chinese Characters. 2010
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Fantasy Series. Early 1980's
  • Photography
    • Photographs: Clay Face Series. 1995 - 2016
    • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: General Collection >
      • Asclepias
      • Aster
      • Bidens
      • Buddleja
      • Ceanothus
      • Cirsium
      • Echinacea
      • Gaillardia
      • Lantana
      • Salvia
      • Tagetes
      • Taraxacum
      • Trifolium
      • Verbena
      • Zinnia
  • Botany
    • Apical Systematics Scientific Paper
    • Apical images: Cactaceae >
      • Acanthocalycium
      • Ariocarpus
      • Astrophytum
      • Austrocylindropuntia
      • Aztekium
      • Cleistocactus
      • Coryphantha
      • Ferocactus
    • Apical Images: Sample from Aerulean Software & Issued U.S. Patents >
      • Arctostaphylos
      • Artemesia, Erigeron, Lavandula, Viburnum
      • Buxus
      • Ceanothus
      • Cistus
      • Cotoneaster
      • Eriogonum
      • Euphorbia
      • Geranium
      • Rhododendron
      • Salvia
    • Butterflies >
      • Butterflies in Mind: Perennials
      • Butterflies in Mind: Asclepias
      • Butterflies in Mind: Monarch
      • Butterflies in Mind: Zinnia
      • Monarch Nectar Plants (sample)
  • Great Spirit Path Sculpture
  • CV visual bona fides
  • Statement, Videos
  • Contact
Oil: Clay Face Series. Late 1990's

 My family was struck by a tragedy in 1992. At that time I had been painting realistic florals so migrated to realistic portraits as a means to honor the living; six of those are included here. 

Yet, I felt compelled to capture grief in art work. What kind of artist—who are privileged as a group to express emotion in their work—would not be suspicious of their skill if they could not express the breadth of human emotions? 
  
This challenge took me on a  four year journey, the results shown here. These 'Clay Face' paintings are also realistic, as they are based on photographs taken of family and friends who covered their face with clay.   

Note:  These paintings are smooth as glass.  The 'cracks' and lumps have been painted by hand using multiple glaze layers.  

Picture
'Christine' 48" x 60" 1996 Available
'A Grief Observed' 60" x 48" 1996 Available
'Paul' 30" x 24" 1995
'Christa' 30" x 24" 1995 Available
'Ed' 48" x 60" 1996 Available
'Fred' 40" x 32" 1996
'Paul II' 60" x 48" 1996 Available
'Self Portrait' 30" x 24" 1995
' Tammy II' Oil on Panel, 49" x 42" 1995 Available
' Tammy I' Oil on Panel, 49" x 40" 1995 Available
'Sixteen' 48" x 72" 1996 Available
'Mike' 78" x 58" 1994 Available
'Wyoming Native' 30" x 24" 1994 Available
'Al' 16" x 20" 1994 Available
'Katie' 42" x 48" 1994
'Christa' Oil on Panel 48" x 38" 1994 Available
'Deedra' Oil on Panel 42" x 48" 1994 Available
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  • Oils
    • New Work
    • Paintings in Oil: Luminous Old Master Abstracts. 1996-2010
    • Paintings in Oil: Abstracts with Contemporary & Ancient Chinese Characters. 2011-2014
    • Paintings in Oil: Clay Face Series. Late 1990's
    • Paintings in Oil: About Loss. Mid 1990's
    • Paintings in Oil: Floral Series. Early 1990's
  • Watercolor
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Invertebrate Series. Based on the work of Haeckel and the 1872 HMS Challenger expedition . Mid-Late 1980's
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Contemporary Chinese Characters. 2010
    • Paintings in Watercolor: Fantasy Series. Early 1980's
  • Photography
    • Photographs: Clay Face Series. 1995 - 2016
    • Insect's View of Nectar Plants: General Collection >
      • Asclepias
      • Aster
      • Bidens
      • Buddleja
      • Ceanothus
      • Cirsium
      • Echinacea
      • Gaillardia
      • Lantana
      • Salvia
      • Tagetes
      • Taraxacum
      • Trifolium
      • Verbena
      • Zinnia
  • Botany
    • Apical Systematics Scientific Paper
    • Apical images: Cactaceae >
      • Acanthocalycium
      • Ariocarpus
      • Astrophytum
      • Austrocylindropuntia
      • Aztekium
      • Cleistocactus
      • Coryphantha
      • Ferocactus
    • Apical Images: Sample from Aerulean Software & Issued U.S. Patents >
      • Arctostaphylos
      • Artemesia, Erigeron, Lavandula, Viburnum
      • Buxus
      • Ceanothus
      • Cistus
      • Cotoneaster
      • Eriogonum
      • Euphorbia
      • Geranium
      • Rhododendron
      • Salvia
    • Butterflies >
      • Butterflies in Mind: Perennials
      • Butterflies in Mind: Asclepias
      • Butterflies in Mind: Monarch
      • Butterflies in Mind: Zinnia
      • Monarch Nectar Plants (sample)
  • Great Spirit Path Sculpture
  • CV visual bona fides
  • Statement, Videos
  • Contact