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Susan Kay Holler is an internationally renowned |
artist, based in Key Largo, Florida. Susan
holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, as well as years of experience and expertise
in many techniques.
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While Susan’s repertoire encompasses a variety |
of subject matter, she tends toward a sensuous,
metaphysical genre, which frequently focuses on the living figure, be it human or
animal. Susan bases her painting technique on a foundation of realism, blended with
metaphysical themes, which tend to draw the viewer inexorably into the story told
by each painting. Each painting seems to evolve, both on the canvas and in the viewer’s
mind, in unfolding layers. This creates a powerful communicative spell that draws
the viewer back to the work again and again, each time presenting another facet of
the synergy that Susan weaves, using the blend of techniques that is so unique to
her style.
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Susan’s series of underwater nudes takes us to |
the coral reef: A perfect setting in which to
frame the grace and power of the human figure in a uniquely tranquil,
yet haunting frame. Each painting in this series carries us weightlessly to
float in an ocean of serenity.
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Susan’s series of mythic animal and human figures, painted on exotic woods, such as Peruvian |
Mahogany and Royal Poinciana, accomplishes a perfect blend of the grounding of earth and air spirits of nature. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind “canvas” made of exotic hardwoods cut from the trunks of trees such as Royal Poinciana and Peruvian mahogany. Each piece of wood seems to speak to Susan, dictating what creature to paint.
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Susan’s other typical choices tend toward the metaphysical
and spiritual themes provided by |
mythology and Native American philosophies, that are
set like gemstones in an ocean palette. Each one tells its own story and takes the
viewer on an epic journey into his or her own heart. Their universality lends itself
to an individualized perceptive process in an almost “Jungian” archetypal presentation.
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Susan’s goal is to create images which invite the viewer
into another world through a mystical process |
of suspension of disbelief. Susan attempts to create
a visual transcendence for the viewer -- a place of tranquility and contemplation,
where the spirit can rest and rejuvenate itself. |