Sue Strizek
Sue Strizek is a self-taught, emerging artist based in Dunsborough, Western Australia. In 2024, she was a first-time exhibitor in the Lester Prize, one of Australia's preeminent portrait prizes, with her portrait of her son Viktor. As a first-time exhibitor in the 2024 Lester Prize, Sue was recognised for her talent at drawing with immediacy and energy. Her work, "You can call me Viktor Stronger", is an A4 drawing on paper with pen, with highlights using acrylic paint sticks. Sue describes her work as, "A fast method of drawing, pure instinct, my brain and my hands working in sync. My pen work is jagged, with scratchings and suggestions. As an observer of people, my medium is easily carried as I find my studio could be a comfortable chair, a train, a bus, a street, or a waiting room."
Sue’s pen drawings vary from sparse and pared back, to a riot of suggested detail. The suggestion in these drawings is part of the magic. In “You can call me Viktor Stronger”, the suggestion of hands is deliberate and the drawing focuses on the arms, their strength and potential. Sue learns from experimentation, and has seen herself grow artistically as she has become more confident in allowing her art to ‘sit and breathe’.
When painting on paper, her palette work is at times brutal and she feels a drive to work beyond this, where the importance of texture cannot be understated, contrasting with the fragility of paper with its rough, coarse nature.
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Print
55cm x 33 cm
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Body of Work is a collection of nude stencilled prints in pastel colours.
Triptych of stencilled nudes – green, pink, purple.
Mounted ready for framing.
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Print
65cm x 45cm
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Body of Work is a collection of original nude stencils in pastel colours.
Diptych of stencilled nudes – pink and green.
Framed.
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Mixed media on linen
66cm x 94cm
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Portrait or landscape orientation.
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Print
A4
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Print of pen and paint stick on paper.
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Print
30cm x 42cm
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Pink nude on brown.
Mounted ready for framing.
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Print
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Framed.
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Mixed media on canvas
63cm x 63cm
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Fluoro frame.
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Mixed media on canvas
63cm x 63cm
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Fluoro frame.
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Mixed media on linen
91cm x 99cm
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Print
A1
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Framed.
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Print
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Framed.
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Print
21cm x 21cm
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High quality Giclee print.
Printed locally in Western Australia.
Gorgeous pop art.
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Print
78cm x 53cm
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There are 10 limited edition hand painted prints released of the Gothic Gugelhupf. Fine Art Giclée Printing is museum grade paper, 100% cotton rag with no OBA (Optical Brightening Agents) that cause the paper to yellow and fade over time.
The Gothic Gugelhupf was painted with ink and pen on Arches paper during the 2025 Margaret River Open Studios.
The Gothic Gugelhupf is based on the iconic Yallingup Gugelhupf in the south west of Western Australia.
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Mixed media on canvas
63cm x 63cm
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Fluoro frame.
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Print
21cm x 21cm
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High quality Giclee print.
Printed locally in Western Australia.
Gorgeous pop art.
Purchasing from Sue Strizek:
For shipping within Australia I charge $15 for works priced between $0-$110, $45 for works priced between $110 - $300, and offer free shipping for works priced over $300.
I do not currently ship works outside Australia.
Works are shipped out via Auspost within 1-2 weeks of their sale.
Some of my works are framed, but are only available in Dunsborough or Perth, Western Australia.
I deal with returns on a case by case basis and would generally offer a credit.