SURF CITY ART

PRESENTED BY HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER 

JURIED BY LYN SEMETA AND MARK ZAMBRANO

JUNE 22 - AUGUST 17, 2024

'Colors: sketches for Summer 2023 HB' "...every wave was a beautiful story."  charcoal and acrylic on canvas sheets - 20"h x 38"w - mat & frame

'Colors:  sketches for Salty Summer Evenings - Stillness in the Sky & Ocean HB "the vision has not been a plan but a practice" oil on canvas, 20"h x 16"w, mat & frame 2024

Artist Statement:

Not wanting to discount how important sketches are to my process, my entries are just that.  These pieces are like a diary, my work is about feeling - "living a life to paint about" a celebration of profound gratitude for the stillness, for all of the beauty and inspiration that is all around us, no matter where we are - taking it all in for a moment.  "...stillness is where creativity and solutions are found."  Vast horizons, love for endless possibilities.

Susan Stone is a fine artist, and art educator, based in San Diego, California. She is inspired by color and experiments in various mediums, including oil painting, and acrylic painting.

Her work represents vast horizons that are symbolic of infinite possibilities—defined by color, boundless—to evoke a memory and emotion. She hopes to move her viewer with joy, and to share her love of our beautiful lands, seas, and skies for that moment.