Ground Naturale 1

In the summer of 2007 during the month long Open Studio event in Norfolk UK, my wife and I visited the studio of Susan Gunn and what we found there took my breath away.

                      Ground Naturale 1  61cm x 61cm x 7.5cm

                                 Oils, wax, pigment & gesso on canvas & board

Susan’s work is minimalist in both colour and form and yet is deeply moving and inspirational.  Using traditional gesso and encaustic she has developed a technique of controlling the cracks and fissures that occur which, despite her flawless craftsmanship, give the work a timeless feel.

                       Sacro Terra Study 2007  61cm x 61cm 4cm

                                Genuine 22carat gold leaf, encaustic waxes, pigment and

                                gesso on finest linen & board

We bought Ground Naturale 1 there and then and have since bought another smaller work from Susan’s Norwich Castle solo exhibition in the autumn of 2008.

             

                     Black Wide Straits, 2008  76.5cm x 76.5cm x 4cm

                               Oils, wax, pigment & gesso on canvas & board

To see other work by Susan Gunn including some of her very large work click here.

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                       Acrylic, gesso, muslin on framed panel, 15” x 15”

At last I have plucked up the courage to post this, I worry too much about what other people will think.

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