Tag Archives: Visionary Art

February 17, 2016 · 7:27 am

Calendar Girls 2016

I haven’t been posting in awhile so it is time to catch up! It has been a very busy winter. I had a knee replacement October 26th. I am happy to say it feels great and I am thrilled to be out of pain. I have been busy making sketches and preparing for summer open studios (if you can imagine that).

I hope you enjoy seeing these pieces. If you are interested in any of these, you should know that they are all framed and available for sale. You can email me at susanmedyn(at)cox.net.

Calendar Girls Ink and Watercolor 12″ x 9″ $600

Petting The Human Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 10″ x 8″ $400

Owling Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 12″ x 9″ This has a lovely coper pattern in the night sky that glows in daylight. $600

Elephant Walk &” x 5″ Ink and Watercolor $75.00

The Trees Are Alive, Ink and Watercolor 3.5″ x 2.5″ $35

Surge Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 6″ x 6″ $100 framed

Reef Madness Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 6″ x 6″ $100 framed

Sea Anemone Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 6″ x 6″ $100 framed

Rising Tide Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord 6″ x 6″ $100 framed

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Tagged as after the style of Henri Rousseau, Chimeras, curious creatures, Dreamlike, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Watercolor, Imaginary Art, imaginary landscapes, jungle painting on aqua board, Stylized Art, Visionary Art, Whimsical Art

October 10, 2015 · 9:49 am

Beyond The Oort Cloud

Ink and Watercolor

9″ x 12 ” framed $400

I was asked to make 2 painting for an invitational exhibit based on the book Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin for the Attleboro Arts Museum. This is one of the two created for the show. I enjoyed going slightly demonic in my drawings. This painting is on 300 pound cold press Arches watercolor paper and is framed in a maple frame.

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Tagged as Attleboro Arts Museum exhibit, curious creatures, Fantastical Creatures, imaginary landscapes, monsters painting, sea monsters painting, Stylized Art, Visionary Art, whimsical painting, whimsical painting of animals and sea creatures, whimsical watercolors, Wizard of Earthsea painting

June 16, 2014 · 6:36 am

Trip The Light Fantastic

Wow oh wow, was this fun to do. I have been working on this painting for sometime now and am thrilled with how bright and vibrant it is. I hope you feel joyful after looking at this. I love the psychedelic colors.

For those of you who don’t know my process, I was recording the time it took to make this painting.

So here it is:

6 hours for the initial drawing in pencil and then a rest for a few days to re look and revise.

1 hour for revisions.

4 hours for inking the outline in with a crow quill pen and indelible ink.

And now time to take a guess to win a beautiful set of cards!!!!

This took me quite awhile. I have been working on this on and off for 3 weeks and if you take a guess at how many hours I painted this, leave a comment below. I will mail a pack of lovely new cards to the person who is closest. I have a little more tweaking for a few creatures and this painting will be set to go.

I will be sending this painting off to Belgium for an exhibit at the Chateaux de Waroux for a September exhibition if this doesn’t sell before then. Of course, I would happily send it off to a new owner. And yes, Chateaux de Waroux is one of the rare round castles! You can learn about it in the link above.

This is a 9″ by 12″ ink and watercolor on Aquabord and is for sale for $550 varnished and framed in a cherry frame.

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Tagged as Ink and Watercolor Painting, jungle painting on Aquabord, poppies painting, psychedelic painting, Stylized Art, Visionary Art, Whimsical Art, Wild creatures painting

June 5, 2014 · 6:31 am

Bumblepuss Makes a Delivery

I am loving working with a mixed gouache for the background as I can control the evenness of the color much better than with straight watercolor. Bumble Puss has just delivered this little blob to Ms. Mercat and her friend is looking on appreciatively. Not so for the cloudy seahorse who is wondering when he will get his delivery. Spring has sprung and yellow, blue and purple are the colors of the June irises I have in my yard.

I wanted to mention a wonderful blog by a high school friend of mine. I was always jealous to see Andie carrying her art portfolio around the halls as my parents wanted me to take all college directed courses which somehow left no room for art. Her blog is an eco-conscious person’s dream.

Her suggestions on how to make a spray that attracts beneficial insects instead of using toxic chemicals, and how to repurpose tomato cages, to decluttering projects is quite wonderful. Andie has been a writer and an editor for years but devotes a lot of time to environmental efforts. Her blog synthesizes both. Check out one of her post here http://www.thegreenqueenofmod.com/memorable-masterpieces/ on saving children’s art and consider signing up while you are perusing her posts. She’s also on Twitter @greenqueenofmod.

As to Bumble Puss, this painting is 6″ by 6″ Ink and Mixed Media on Aquabord, varnished and framed. $150.00 plus shipping.

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Tagged as after the style of Henri Rousseau, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Watercolor, mercat painting, Naive Art, poppies painting, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn, Visionary Art, Whimsical Art

April 6, 2014 · 7:18 am

Captain’s Quarters

CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS, 14″ x 10″, $500 framed

So occasionally my creatures are a tad erotic. There are a few in this painting. You know that I do have fun hiding things within my paintings. The captain is quite oblivious to what is going on around him. The cool cat sure would like to get to know the lady in the red dress a bit better. The red cat obviously already has gotten to know the winged woman he is talking to. Amazing how much we miss if we aren’t paying attention.

I am thrilled to see so many birds at the feeders now. I noticed the egrets have returned although they had a few very cold wet weeks they had to deal with. As I drive to and from work I saw them huddled in Adamsville Pond. Below is a photo of them in the summer. They use this spot as their rookery.

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September 16, 2013 · 6:24 am

Venus Ascending

Here I am again playing with cats and adding a bull like creature from the Egyptian Orientalizing period.

Good Karma happening here!

To purchase this 7″ by 5″ Ink and Watercolor on Aqua Board, varnished and framed in a shadow box frame, click below.

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August 28, 2013 · 5:44 am

Snake Charmer

When it comes to imaginary creatures I seem to have no lack of new ones that pop into my head and make it to the paper. I wanted to paint a wild creature who just by looking at her you knew she could tame snakes. Well I think I accomplished that. Possibly even could scare them away.

The flower on the upper right comes from a drawing I made of flowers on a sugar bowl that was on our outdoor table at the Hotel Opera where we spent our last night in Munich. When we went out to dinner we decided to eat nearby and found some lovely outdoor restaurants. Only 2 cars went by during the 2 plus hours we sat and dined…and one of them was a cab. Heaven!

It was wonderful to be in a city where public transportation and clean air is so valued.

This is a 7″ by 5″ Ink and Watercolor framed in a black frame and ready to hang. Bitsy tells me that this one still needs to be at the special Cart(Cat+ art) price of $150 so I am not arguing with her. I already have sympathy knee pain and found out from the orthopedist that I need a new knee. OY! I am hoping to put it off a bit as I have lots on my agenda for the next few months.

And I am going on an Artists Retreat to Cuttyhunk Island in September! Wonderful! This was a very special gift and I will share more next post.

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Tagged as Aqua Board, bird, Fantastical Creatures, golden snake, Imaginary Art, imaginary landscapes, Ink and Watercolor Painting, jungle painting on aqua board, Naive Art, poppies painting, Snake charmer, Snakes in Art, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn, Visionary Art, Whimsical Art

August 8, 2013 · 5:34 am

Egyptian Jungle and Bitsy Update.

I have always loved looking at Greek objects especially those that have creatures in the Egyptian Orientalizing style. We were fortunate to see many at the Antikensammlung Museum in Munich, Germany. I only had time to make a few sketch’s as we had so much to see. I was able to incorporate some of my drawings into this 12″ by 9″ Ink and watercolor on Aqua Board. The owl is listening in. Maybe he will get to hear about our trip. I promise I will get to that in a future blog post. This painting has sold.

I am happy to report that Bitsy is feeling better. She is moving around more and needs such careful watching. Keeping her from jumping onto furniture is quite the challenge.

Thank you everyone who has participated in my cart sale. It was a tremendous success. I have mailed out all the paintings and cards and have heard that some people have already received them. I just need to arrange delivery of 2 paintings. I cannot tell you how thankful I am by the outpouring of love for Bitsy and our plight. As I type she is resting her paw on my hand.

I still have a few more paintings at special Cat + Art sale prices that I will be posting soon. Joanne Grant will also be doing a special cart blog post on Monday August 12th so hop over to her site and take a peak. Her pastels are not to be missed. And of course open studios is coming up August 17th and 18th. The South Coast is absolutely gorgeous this time of year and the ocean swimming is great.

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Tagged as bird, cat in jungle, Egyptian orientalizing, Fantastical Creatures, Greek Oriental Period, Greek vase images, Henri Rousseau type painting, Naive Art, owl painting, painting on aqua board, poppies painting, primitive style, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn, using aqua board, Visionary Art

April 8, 2013 · 5:15 am

The bunny part of a new work.

I have been working on a few pieces, taking time out from each to let them sit before I continue to work on them. I haven’t finished any recently as I have been moving in between them but thought I would post part of a 9″ by 12″ work on aqua board.

Thanks to all who signed up for my blog. I have a winner from the last 20 blog followers. It is a lovely woman who bought my photo through Etsy. Well that is a nice surprise.

I love seeing the April daffodils and the early white forsythia blooming in our yard.

Happy Monday to all.

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Tagged as Aqua Board, cat in jungle, Dreamlike, Fantastical Watercolor, Henri Rousseau type painting, Imaginary Art, jungle painting, Naive Art, painting on aqua board, poppies painting, primitive style, rabbit in jungle, Stylized Art, Susan Medyn, Visionary Art, Whimsical Art