Susan Smith Evans   - Artist’s Statement
My art work is based on observations of nature. Even though our Western culture tends to treat nature as something to be controlled, and we are obsessed with the perfection of what is on the outside--the surface--my observations tell me that nature is complex and dynamic, composed of many layers. At any one time there is life and death, destruction and creation, old and new. My work deals with the forces of nature that have to do with these dynamic juxtapositions. Seeds and other plant forms are symbols of these forces. Art is a journey. The wonderful thing is that while you are on the journey, sometimes you are unaware of where the path is leading you. It is only when you look back and you see where you’ve been that it all makes sense. Sometimes, only after looking at a group of your own art work do you discover another layer of what the art is about. There are more discoveries to be made on the path ahead. That is what keeps me on the journey.

Murals

Printmaking

Paintings

Photography

Misc. Fine Art Photography

Mixed Media

Portrait Commissions

Photography
 

Afghanistan, 1976 (Printed 2002) Landscapes Tree Series
Afghani Women
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 9.5”
2002

 
Cahuilla Hills Landscape 1
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 13”
2000
I Dreamed of Photographing Trees
Hand-Colored Gelatin Silver Prints
14” X 46” X 2”
2006
Afghani Children Posing for Tourists
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
Cahuilla Hills Landscape 2
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 13”
2000
Tree Column
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
14” X 46” X 2”
2006

Afghani Dance Troupe
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
Cahuilla Hills Landscape 3
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 13”
2000
Flying Branch
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
Afghani Girl in Her Room
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
Cahuilla Hills Landscape 4
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 13”
2000
Jacaranda Shadows
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
Afghani Market Stall
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
Cahuilla Hills Landscape 5
Gelatin Silver Print
9” X 13”
2000
Severed Limbs
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
Afghanistan Home Interior
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
Wall
Gelatin Silver Print
7” X 10”
1992

 
Palo Verde Shadows
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
Afghani Women's Celebration
Gelatin Silver Print
8.5” X 12.5”
2002

 
PVC
Gelatin Silver Print
7” X 10”
1992
 
Burnt Trunk
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
    Trees and Wires
Gelatin Silver Print
7” X 10”
1992
 

 
Palm
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
    Clouds
Gelatin Silver Print
7” X 10”
2004

 
Lost Possibilities
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006
    Palo Verde Portrait
Gelatin Silver Print
7” X 10”
2005

 
Root Dance
Toned Gelatin Silver Print
15” X 15”
2006

www..SusanSmithEvans.com
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SUSAN SMITH EVANS - 49100 Sondgroth Court -PALM DESERT, CA 92260 (760) 574-4378 
To inquire about exhibiting or purchasing art work on this site, or for commission work,
please feel free to contact me at randsevans@earthlink.net

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