Susan Klabak lives in Wild Rose, Wisconsin and maintains a studio there. She is a member of the Great Lakes Pastel Society, Wisconsin Regional Artist Association, International Association of Pastel Societies, the Madison Area Pastel Artists, Wisconsin Visual Artists,and the Rural Rembrandt Art Club. Working almost exclusively in soft pastels, the subjects of her landscape paintings are usually found within a 25 mile radius of her home. Susan is represented by the Jura Silverman Gallery in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Jack Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin, Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois and DeWitt Jewelry in Ephraim, Wisconsin.
“When I look at the beauty of the world around me I am stirred deep within by a reverential awe for the Creator and our sense of responsibility to care for this world. The farms, fields, and wooded areas that are often the subjects of my paintings are rapidly being gobbled up by development. It brings me great joy to place colorful marks on paper that represent a particular time and place. Rather than create a literal interpretation of the landscape I am more interested in expressing the mood or emotion evoked by a scene. If the viewer is stirred by a memory or emotion or perhaps a new way of relating to the rural landscape then I have achieved my goal.”
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