Artists

Krzyston, Sue

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Surrounded in her home and studio by the Indian artifacts she collects and paints, Sue Krzyston believes these objects represent the "soul" of the people who create them. She says, "I strive to capture that soul on canvas. I want to take something alive, something from the earth, and make them become alive in my still life paintings." A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this gifted painter took a few basic art classes in high school.

A career outside the art world diverted her attention from art for many years. Finally, in 1982, Sue decided to take a painting class. "I was driven from the first time I started painting," she says. After taking a few months of class, Sue felt the need to explore painting in her own way and has developed her light filled, three dimensional style on her own. " I feel pure joy when I combine the many textures of the artifacts that I paint with light and shadow linking these pieces together and try to tell a story about the relationship that they have with each other." Krzyston is much influenced by the compositions and qualities of the Dutch Masters.

Krzyston's oil paintings have been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Art of the West, and Western Art Collector Magazine.

Sue resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband Mike.

J. WILLOTT GALLERY


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