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Oil on canvas
45cm x 55cm x 5.5cm
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Slightly Surreal is a still life with added surreality. Still life helps me calm myself in these anxious times, it's a meditation.
Oil on stretched canvas, framed and ready to hang.
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Oil on wood
100cm x 100cm x 4cm
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Using my own hand-crafted, wonky cups and teapot as props, this piece captures them from an overhead perspective, as if drifting toward a surreal night sky. It’s a whimsical exploration of everyday objects, inviting the viewer to imagine hidden life and meaning within the inanimate— an ode to the mysterious vitality that exists both within and beyond the visible world.
The edges are painted black
It has D Rings and wire. No need to frame unless you really want to.
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Oil on canvas
30cm x 40cm x 4cm
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Kendra and Dawn live near Bellingen and are from the same herd as Zander and Lucy. What amazes me about sheep is how completely individual they are in terms of facial shape, colouring and eyes. I kept this one more realistic than the other two.
The oil paint is slightly impasto and complex in layers, giving it a lot depth in real life, sometimes hard to capture in a photo, which tends to flatten the image out.
The edges are gesso white and it is unframed.
Comes with D rings and hanging wire, ready to hang.
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Oil on canvas
72cm x 72cm x 0.1cm
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A surreal interpretation of the process of beating depression. As someone who has not only treated hundreds of people suffering depression, I've had a few encounters with it myself. The painting describes just some of the ways one might "seek refuge" and relief from it, including some of the false hopes, blocked ways and temptations along the way. Please note the little figure breaking through! It is a striking work - by now you realise I'm not a decorative artist and this one, like the others, has a message of both dark and light.
It's thickish oil paint, on unstretched canvas, with black gessoed edges.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
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Oil on canvas
30cm x 30cm x 4cm
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Lucy lives in the same herd as Zander and she is particularly curious and friendly. She loves being patted and will come up to you for affection.
These are a couple of the 12 sheep and alpacas who are kept as pets on a friend's farm.
Growing up on a farm in the Scottish Highlands exposed me to thousands of sheep. I was always told that they were stupid animals but like any being, given a loving and safe environment, they are free to flourish as loving individuals.Animals are a huge part of my life and you will find them in one form or another in many of my paintings. I was so taken by these sheep, decided it was time I painted them for real. More to come!
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Oil on canvas
33cm x 43cm x 5cm
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This is a painting of one of my cake pots, which I've used as a still life prop. I have combined my love of all - dogs, stars, cakes and, most importantly, the earth. When I include a dog in my images, it's not just because I like dogs, it’s because I want to use a symbol that isn't a human being as "the observer". After all, we share this planet with animals and most people don't stop for a second to wonder what their experience of being here is. I make them a bit dreamlike and surreal to amuse or stimulate curiosity.
I've used thickish paint to add texture and this slightly unusual palette of cool pink and purple/blue.
In the real pot, the dog is staring at a big gold star, but I thought it would be more interesting to have it look at the world on a stick!It's beautifully framed in Victorian Ash, and ready to hang with D rings and wire.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Oil on canvas
185cm x 73cm x 3.5cm
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This painting is a large dreamscapes. It took me about 3 months to complete and it's about our connection to higher realms, angels, human and animal, and our relationships to each other.
My art really is for the curious and for people who seek deeper meanings. Even though the images are personal, I believe that we all experience that yearning for connection and love, to beings on the earth and spiritual planes is universal.
I do like it when people project their own meanings into the work. Having said that, perhaps I can explain a little so you get the gist. The woman at the table with the big cake is about imagined future celebrations. I follow the work of Dr Joe Dispenza, who says that we need to practice attuning our minds and bodies to the joy and wonder of life so that we begin to experience those feelings as much as all the difficult ones of anger, fear, pain etc. I think it's a good practice, so I always make a point of including joyous or uplifting images and symbols in my work, as a reminder.
The two animals hugging each other remind us of the need to support each other and to be kind. The three dogs and three birds communing represent the animal and bird kingdom that we humans are having such a devastating impact on. Also, I'm crazy about dogs and animals in general so they usually, nearly always appear in my work.
The angels need no explanation, they are everywhere in spirit and on the earth. We've just got to tune in to them and to our higher natures.
All in all, this painting is for anyone who wants to be reminded about the invisible worlds that are too often forget. It's a powerful painting, packing a bit of a punch. The colours are bold, and it's very surreal. No shrinking violet wishy washy stuff from me.
This is a long and narrower painting, perfect for a wall where you don't have much depth.
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Oil on wood
25cm x 30cm x 1.5cm
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A bit of an abstract folly about cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
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Oil on canvas
92cm x 102cm
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As a regular ocean swimmer, there is nothing better than seeing the marine life hanging out below, and the rays are my most recent obsession. There are many different kinds. I'm so happy when I'm swimming along in the clear blue water, looking at it all, rejoicing in this stunning underwater world which is still peacefully going about its life. It is so precious and must be protected at all costs.
This painting is reminiscent of Marc Chagall, not deliberate, it's just what comes out of me - I think it will look stunning on your wall! With the painterly edges, it can look great just stretched and unframed.
Please note the size given may vary very slightly once it's stretched.
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Oil on canvas
97cm x 110cm x 0.1cm
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Well it's a bit topical in a couple of ways. I've been fascinated by the conversation, speculation etc, about all the drone sightings in the USA. I am also struck by how much we are so addicted to our phones that we fail to observe the environment around us. I find it all a bit spooky to be honest. I'm as guilty as anyone, although I tend to photograph things I might want to paint or include in my work mostly. I naughtily snap people on their phones whilst sitting in beautiful or breathtaking environments. Naturally I disguise who they are. It's not personal, it's just observing the strange world we are living in.
Please note that the size given may vary slightly when stretched (a tad smaller probably).
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Oil on canvas
70cm x 70cm x 4cm
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I'm a tad obsessed about my ceramic cakes and I'm still in a still life phase of painting them along with various items I’m particularly fond of. Take the clock for example, it has appeared in a number of works. It's a very basic travelling clock that my Grandfather took with him to Suvla Bay, amongst other places, in WW1. It's been around, that clock. The cake is a painting of my Fish Out of Water Cake, which was inspired by my painting of the same name.
The title of the painting comes from a book about wellness - I just liked the colour and found myself thinking about an old hypnotherapy induction for visualising being well (well, well, well, go deeper!). The dog, do you need to ask? You know they are symbolic, dogs represent love. The cup is a bit wonky because it was made by me and does not have a perfect ellipse. The jug is a green glass jug I use a lot. Pink is a wonderful vibrant cheerful colour. I feel like adding some cheer to our otherwise darkish world.
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Oil on canvas
30cm x 30cm x 3.5cm
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A slightly surreal (as always) image of a family picnic on a windy autumn day. The couple are sheltering from the wind under the tree. There is a large book half read (don't you wonder what it might contain?). The owl to symbolise wisdom and the dog, innocence and unconditional love. The two little girls in red dresses are ensconced in a discussion.
It's a small, colourful oil painting full of mystery and story. Feel free to let your imagination create your own.
The edges are painted in black gesso. It doesn't require framing but you could elevate it by giving it one.
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Oil on canvas
30cm x 30cm x 3.5cm
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We've had a lot of rain in Sydney recently and when you've got dogs, well, what can you do but lean into it and learn to love it and actually, I do love the rain and the wind, so here they are combined.
A joyful little number in a painterly style.
Ok, the basics. It's small, the edges are painted in white gesso. You don't need to frame it unless you want to. It comes with D rings and hanging wire, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Oil on canvas
51cm x 122cm x 3.5cm
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Honestly, people take their phones to the most amazing places. I saw this woman, perched on the edge of the rock that just out over the sea, absorbed in her phone. She didn't see the crabs dancing and waving at a hazy sun in the sky. Perfect fodder for my series.
A note about the surface - I'm experimenting with some of this new plasticised canvas which is lighter and easier to stretch. To be super safe for archival purposes, I have painted it heavily on both sides with gesso which will ensure it doesn't affect the oil paints in any detrimental way.
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Oil on canvas
125cm x 65cm x 4.5cm
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Every morning I take the dogs down to the park on the edge of the sea at Curl Curl. Together we witness the infinite variation of sunrises and morning light, and the equally ever changing shape of the sea.
I chat to other dog owners (and mostly their dogs), aware that we share an unbreakable bond. Dogs and humans have been hanging out together for thousands of years.
I confess I struggle to understand people who don’t like dogs. How can you not be moved by those eyes, that face, that funny, affectionate being? Yes, they poo and pee, as do we, and they can slobber and lick too. We, in our sprayed and disinfected world (don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for this most of the time), can get prissy about it. Dogs can be scary too - I’ve been bitten badly twice in my life. People are much scarier and more dangerous though. Generally speaking, dogs are good amazing souls and they bring way more joy to life than most people. Just like people, they are profoundly influenced by their puppyhoods, and when traumatised, develop anxiety and fear. When given no boundaries, infantilised and anthropomorphised too much, they can become needy, demanding and annoying.
I will forever be curious about how they experience the earth. Is it a place of wonder for them? Do they enjoy sunrises like we do? Do they look out to sea and get that marvellous sense of vast space? What do they observe when watching human beings interact? Do they have an opinion? We don’t know, but I like to think that they do appreciate some of the same things we do. When I put them into a landscape or dreamscape, this is what I’m expressing. This, and because they deserve to be acknowledged and honoured, over and over again.
This painting is stretched and ready to hang.
Purchasing from Susannah Paterson:
Shipping within Australia is included in my prices. Any painting under 105cm goes via Australia Post, while for bigger works I usually use Moving Art, a professional art courier. Be aware that they do take a little longer to deliver, but do a great job in ensuring the work doesn’t get damaged in transit.
For overseas shipping, I usually ask for an extra $150, depending on the size. I typically take the painting off the stretcher bars and send it rolled in a tube.
I am usually able to ship within a couple of days of receiving your order, unless I’m away, but I do like to get them off ASAP.
I do not offer framing, however some of my paintings are framed and that is clearly stated. If you would like to frame the work, I recommend Mobile Framing.
I do not allow returns unless the painting is damaged in transit.