Name: Susan Burks

City of Residence: Traverse City

Featured Artwork: Ten Shades of Green

Exhibition: 10 FOLD, CTAC - Traverse City Cornwell Gallery

On View: now through May 23, 2025

Tell us about the creative process for the featured piece in our exhibition: For 10 Shades of Green, I gathered acrylic paint that could be mixed to create a green as well as some right out of the tube. I painted the canvas a clear red medium, then began with a fairly large brush and started to paint with green.

Who or what inspires your creativity? 
I am a colorist so the idea of 10 was intriguing.

 Where can visitors learn more about your work? Home studio.

Artist Bio: My formal art education comes from Delta College. Before Delta and currently, I attend classes and workshops on a variety of mediums and art forms - anything creative. An artist can always learn new information and grow while practicing.

LIGHTNING ROUND!

• When I work, I listen to: Sounds of silence.
• For example: Quietness.
• I studied: Delta College
• "One" art-related thing I can't live without: I love buying art supplies.
• Three words that best describe me: Creative. Emotional. Open.
• Three words that best describe my art: Mixed styles. Colorful. Imaginative.

Thank you to Susan for jumping in and joining us for the Artist Spotlight Q&A in Traverse City!