Susan artist paintings faces
Susan artist paintings faces
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Susan Lyon speaks in portraits
By Elizabeth L. Delaney
Susan Lyon, Always Having Hope, charcoal/acrylic, 11 x 14.
“I choose portraits because I am drawn to the human face.
I think it’s a primal thing,” says North Carolina artist Susan Lyon. In choosing to paint portraits, she connects with humanity via the many captivating faces of our multifaceted world.
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Fresh or wizened, animated or stoic, the faces Lyon paints become vehicles for expressing the essence of being, for stories yet to be told. They present the artist’s unique perspective, allowing us to see the world through her artistic lens.
Lyon doesn’t paint commissioned portraits, instead opting to find her own muses, to delve deep into the study of a face that calls to her, inspiring her to pick up a paintbrush or stick of charcoal.
She finds subjects for her portraits in unassuming places like local restaurants or stores, and also in locations far afield on her extensive travels around the globe. “I’m in love with the