Susan Skilling

Wanderings

February 20 - March 29, 2025

Opening Reception: “First Thursday,” March 6, 6-8pm

We are pleased to announce our fifth one-person exhibition by Seattle artist, Susan Skilling. Skilling is the kind of artist who is led by her inner voice and not by the dictates of fashion or the marketplace. Nonetheless, her work has maintained contemporary concerns in painting.

Susan Skilling's new works continue her exploration of nature and landscape through spare, elegant watercolor and gouache paintings on paper. Her formal choices are imbued with an organic sensitivity, reminiscent of artists like Morris Graves and Anne Appleby. Skilling's selection of imagery, color, and content evokes a pursuit of the sublime.

Using mineral-based paints, some handmade, Skilling creates a dense layering of subtly nuanced color on rich handmade paper. Her somber, modest palette is punctuated by occasional highlights of brilliant, saturated color, revealing her intimate engagement with her materials.

Work in exhibition