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Susan Cox Davis
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 Catch a Fallin’ Star
20" x 12" - acrylic, $500 |
 Moonraker
20" x 12" - acrylic, $500 |
 Stepping Stones
12" x 12" - acrylic, $400 |
 Taking a Stand
12" x 12" - acrylic, $400 |
 Women
'n Fabric
12" x 12" - acrylic, $400 |
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My paintings come from within. They are a reflection of
my diverse life experiences. I live in the South, but I am a
native of New Mexico and return there often. Years of
working with disabled and disadvantaged children and women
have given me a unique perspective of the human condition.
While I do not paint those experiences, my life and art are
influenced by them.
When I began to listen to my inner voice, I began painting
abstract and expressionistic women. That was the beginning
of my “Women ‘n Windows” series. Each painting begins with
at least two lines drawn randomly or with purpose. Then I
paint intuitively making marks then layering shapes, colors,
textures, and sometimes collage papers on canvas, board, or
paper. Occasionally I use papers that I have made. Many of
my paintings have embedded messages of compassion and hope
not immediately discernible on the surface – but the
underlying message is still there.
The common denominators of my work are elongated women and
symbolic houses, trees, and geometric shapes. The trees
remind me of our roots and how we are all fed from the
Earth. The houses represent a sense of place that we share;
no particular place, just where we are in our lives. The
windows are our souls; the doors are hearts, some opened,
some closed. The squares symbolize the many contradictions
in our lives. The women in my “Women ‘n Windows” series
depict the spiritual and emotional situations of all women
everywhere. While the recent paintings seem to focus on
women as caregivers watching over their homes and loved
ones, I want the viewers to bring their own experiences to
my paintings, thereby creating their own meanings.
My artwork has evolved from transparent watercolor to
experimental mixed media, acrylic, collage, oil, and
encaustic. I have studied with nationally known artists
including Robert E. Wood, Frank Webb, Miles Batt, Stephen
Quiller, and Jerry Seagle. My also include Intensive Studies
Seminar in Taos, New Mexico, and the Tougaloo Art Colony in
Jackson, Mississippi, with instructors Moe Brooker and
Murray DePillars. My studies continue with the Mississippi
Art Colony which is led by nationally known instructors
including Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Ron Pokrasso, Randall LaGro,
and Edgardo Kerlegend of Mexico.
My paintings have been exhibited at shows sponsored by the
Mississippi Watercolor Society, the Vicksburg Art
Association, the Mississippi Art Colony, and the Mississippi
State/National Museum of Women in the Arts. My artwork has
received recognition and awards including two Best in Show.
My paintings have been juried into the Grand National
Exhibition sponsored by the Mississippi Watercolor Society
five times. In 2003 my collage painting Celebration of Jacob
won the Bancorp South Award. I earned Signature Membership
in the Mississippi Watercolor Society in 2005. My painting
Windsor Ruins II was exhibited at the Mississippi Museum of
Art in the 2008 Grand National Exhibit. My painting Hearts
for Hope was the featured artwork for the 2009 Mississippi
HeArts against AIDS annual art auction to raise funds to
assist Mississippians living with HIV and AIDS.
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