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something tangible that represents me at a certain point in time.”
Susan Rommel
Susan Rommel specializes in contemporary impressionistic landscapes, from reflecting pools and mountain meadows to sunlit aspen groves. Using warm palettes of color and rich strokes, her harmonious, inviting work has a unique ability to capture the feel of the place and the essence of the moment.
Five words that describe Susan's art
Luminous, beckoning, contemplative, evolving, authentic
Style & subject matter
Contemporary impressionistic landscapes, particularly
scenes of Colorado.
Favorite media
Primarily oil, with occasional dabbling in abstracts using acrylic
Being an artist makes me feel…
Happy. To spend all day in the studio, blocking out everything except the joy of composing a landscape or a floral featuring my favorite sunflowers, makes for a perfect day in my book!
My artistic journey
After following several career paths simultaneously — wife, mother of three and relocation specialist for a national real estate company — in midlife, I took action on a long-smoldering desire to try my hand at creating art. For more than 14 years, my path of self-discovery has included training from several excellent art instructors and the opportunity to be a partner in Garage Gallery & Studio. I paint for myself, except for the times I take on a commission.
I’m primarily a landscape painter because there is something mesmerizing about the open prairie meeting a stormy blue-black sky at the horizon line, or the patchwork quilt of the aspen groves in the fall. I breathe in the vastness and the power and can’t wait
to translate it to canvas.