For many years, before moving to Manhattan from Brooklyn, I concentrated on traditional landscapes in a large format. I used my own photographs and sketches as the basis for my work. The transformation came after we bought our cottage at Hunter Lake - Parksville, N.Y. The fast pace New York City life and the slower pace in the Catskill mountains, took my creativity to a new and different level. Each place offering the best to work with. Also Photography has been one of my many passions throughout the years and I continue to photograph each day.
Besides the large canvas paintings, I added smaller canvases and a new technique. My new approach can either start with pencil applied directly to canvas or at some other point. I then use palette knife and brush or objects to create an abstract landscape...At 'that' point in the process I search for figurative suggestions and movement within the paint. Finally, in delicately rendered marks, I address the details of the landscape Unfailingly, music helps and guides me as I work.
I am very excited to be painting this summer 2023 working on a three canvas 4'x3' paintings of the surrounding vistas and mountains of the Catskills.
My regular process requirers time. I find that I am spending many weeks on a relatively small 8x10 canvas in between painting larger paintings at the same time. Yet for me, the rewards are incalculably rich. Exhilarating freedom, confidence-inspiring command.
The many times I've spent at the Artist in Residency at Carter Burden/ L. Covello Mono Printing, in East Harlem, N.Y. has influenced my work in painting and printing my environment. Also, the process of sketching on a copper plate, for me is similar, in which I can spend much time adding to my original print. I now take my two printers 8"x11" and 2"x2" from Manhattan up to my Studio at Hunter Lake each season. Collage has become a go to medium for me for the last 5 years using my own prints to add to backdrop prints.
Biography:
*2024 Nov. 14th Small Works Show Carter Burden Gallery. 2 Collage pieces Sold.
*2023 Feb 24th Artist talk and Reception - 23 pieces on exhibition until April.
*2023 Jan-Feb Carter Burden Network/L. Covello, Artist in Residency Program, in East Harlem.
*2022 "El Barrio" East Harlem - 312 East 99th Street. "Women Celebrate Women"
*2021 Gallery Sitka - "Earth Day" In Gallery and Virtual.
*2021 Carter Burden Gallery/Arsty - Spring Exhibition - "One Year Later"
*2020 - Jan - Artist Talk and Reception: Carter Bburden Network/Covello -Exhibited 30 of my pieces on view until March 4th, 2020
*2020- Oct-Dec - Harlem Art Walk - El Barrio presents SPARK
pe*2019 - Sept-Dec - Carter Burden Network/L. Covello, Artist in Residency Program, in East Harlem.
*2019/Jan.4 th - Artist talk and Reception
*2017 - Nov - Dec- Carter Burden Network’s Artist in Residence Program. ”.
*2016 - Artist in Residency for one month, at Carter Burden Network/Covello.
*2004 & 2005 - two consecutive summer sessions at the "92Y School of the Arts. Residency in Pinzolo, Italy":Painting, Water Color, drawing en Plein Air, in The Dolomite.
*2005 - 92Y School of the Arts - Exhibition of Summer in Pinzolo Italy.
Selected Recent Exhibitions:
*2020 - Virtual Exhibition with Artsy and Carter Burden Gallery - Summer Show "Consolations"*
*Virtual Exhibition 202 with The Catskill Art Society - Summer Show August and September 2020 "Art in "Quarantine,
*January 2019 - Artist Talk at Carter Burden Network- East Harlem
*2019-Two Oil Paintings were Exhibited at "El Barrio" East Harlem - 312 East 99th Street. 'New York1 - TV', aired the Exhibit and ended it by Focusing on Two Oil Paintings to close the show.
*January 2019 - Tuesday Class Group Exhibit at 92Y School of the Arts, N.Y. I have exhibited for 26 years a mix of Pottery and Oil Paintings at The Weill Art Gallery - 92Y School of the Arts.
Earlier Exhibitions:
*1993-2019- 26 Juried Shows at The Weill Art Gallery, Manhattan. 92Y School of the Arts.
*August - 2011 - The Lawrence Rockefeller Antique and Art Gallery", Lew Beach, New York - Catskills. Landscape Oil Painting.
*December, 2012, The French Consulate NYC ~ Watercolor print exhibited and sold at the Silent Auction to benefit - "The French/American, Children's Fund" to help families after Hurricane Sandy.
*March, 2016- Volunteered with a group of New York Artists who have helped with the curating and success of TWITTERARTEXHIBIT - 'Foster Pride Charity'.
*2019- The office of The Manhattan Borough President Gail Brewer - Selected Exhibition - Oil Painting.
*2016, 2017, 2019 Exhibitions and Artist Talk. - Carter Burden Network - Exhibited 2 - 3 and 4 monthsResidencies- in at Leonard Covello, East Harlem. Oil Painting, Mono-Type, Drawing and Collage
I appreciate the time you took to explore my thoughts, my love of Art, and the love I have for expression …
Best,
Susan Grucci
Artist Residencies:
*2023- January-February 2 months Artist in Residence. Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Center - NYC - Painting, Drawing, Mono-Printing. Multi- Media, Collage,
*2016/2017 - November/December- - 2 month Artist in Residence - Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Center - NYC - Painting, Drawing, Mono-Printing. Multi- Media, Collage,
*2010-2014 - Studied Sculpture and Ceramics/Oil Painting and Drawing at 92Y School of the Arts. Exhibitions each year for Pottery.
*2004 & 2005- two consecutive summer sessions at the 92Y Artist Residencies in Pinzolo, Italy; Painting and Drawing and water color en Plein Air.
*1978 - An intensive program at The New School for Social Research, NYC. Sculpture, Ceramics taught by Master Donald Mavros.
