Susan Kraut
The paintings in my current body of work are images from inside a room. Devoid of human figures, they reveal the evidence of human presence - windows left partially open, personal objects left scattered about, magazines or newspapers left partially read. They hint at human activity which has just happened, or a moment frozen just before some sort of action will recommence. They are meant to evoke a pause in daily activity, a small piece of the world caught in a moment of stillness.
Windows have been a subject in almost every painting I have made over the years. A window can be viewed as a metaphor for painting itself: a framed, selected view of a segment of the world we inhabit. In the newest paintings, the type of light and particular time of day have become especially important. Sometimes it is the bright, clear sunlight of mid-afternoon, asserting its presence in the mundane world of human activity; often, it is the murky, crepuscular light of dusk, enveloping the interior and creating a hushed moment. This is a time of day when the light is changing quickly. The paintings freeze this moment, evoking a pause of stillness in the fast-changing world.
Susan Kraut
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May/June, 2024
Morning Sunlight with Cat 16x20, oil on panel
Evening with Sea, Glass, and Duck, 20x16, oil on panel
Early Morning with Geranium II, 20x16, oil on panel
Early Morning with Geranium, 20x16, oil on panel
Early Morning, Kitchen, 24x18, oil on panel
Early Morning, French Door, 24x18, oil on panel
Dusk with Flower and Jar, 20x16, oil on panel
Dark Room, size tbd
Oxford Studio, Dusk, 24x20, oil on panel
New York Evening, 18x20, oil on panel
Sunflowers with Intruding Puppet, 12x12, oil on panel
Oxford Window with Intruding Puppet, 18x14, oil on panel
Tiny Bouquet, 7x6, oil on panel
Studio Sink, 24x20, oil on panel
Night Window with Amaryllis, 10x8, oil on panel
Monroe Street Window with Flowers and Owl I, 18x24, oil on panel
Monroe Street Window with Flowers and Owl II, 20x18, oil on panel
Clark Street Studio, 20x24, oil on panel
City Window with Flowers I, 12x9, oil on panel
City Window with Flowers II, 12x9, oil on panel
Bidwell Apartment Painting with Matisse Flowers, 14x18, oil on panel
Berries with Landscape Painting, 14x11, oil on panel
Brock's Studio, 40x30, Oil on panel
folly bridge studio II, 36x28, Oil on panel
Folly Bridge Window I, 18x16, Oil on panel
folly bridge Window II, 18x16, Oil on panel
Fulton St. Studio I, 16x20, Oil on panel
Fulton St. Studio II, 20x16, Oil on panel
Fulton St. Studio III, 20x16, Oil on panel
Fulton St. Studio IV, 20x16, Oil on panel
Fulton St. Studio V, 24x20, Oil on panel
In Brock's Studio II, 24x26, Oil on linen, 2016
New York Dining Room II With Shadow , 38x36, Oil on panel, 2016
In Brock's Studio I, 22x26, Oil on linen, 2016
New York Window V, 2013, oil on panel, 28x32
New York Window III, Before Sandy, 2013, oil on panel, 28x30
Italian Still Life XXX, oil on panel, 36x38 |