Susan B. Viemeister

PAINTING PRACTISE

Viemeister is a perceptual painter whose early work in drawing, then photography and, eventually of mixed media and painting, always carried a commonality of the love of light in our seen and felt world.

The natural world is a fascinating place; opportunities abound that are charming or inspiring and that provide moments that can be expressed in paintings. With a sketchbook, mixed media and digital camera in hand Viemeister is always in search of visual experiences to explore. Inspiration is found from a situation that might tell a story, or that might provide a counterpoint of elements that could raise questions, or by the simple presence of a tree in its glory- and all of it inspired-always inspired- by how light intermingles in a scene, bringing the scene to life.

The seen world inspires Viemeister- how the light glances through leaves, the richness and turn of value and color in a cluster of fruit or the subtle poetry of haze in the distant layers of mountains, all of it can be galvanized by light, as a unique moment in time. Light creates evocative moments, poetic interplays of objects in the seen world, a presence. With her paintings she hopes to invite viewers into moments of quiet and contemplation, offering a shared experience of emotion, beauty and presence through the expression in the art work.

In her earlier studio times, Viemeister spent over three decades as a professional gardener and landscape designer, applying her artistic sensibilities to the natural world for her clients. Now living in Western North Carolina, she devotes her creative energy to painting and drawing, as well cultivating a new garden from scratch with her husband and dogs.

Painting above: The Bowl, Oil on Canvas, 18”x24”

Susan B. Viemeister        434-996-5077           sbviemeister@gmail.com