Susi Schuele
Carpentersville, IL
Susi Schuele paints minimalist abstract landscapes on paper and cards with watercolors, gouache, inks, stains.
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About
Susi Schuele is an award winning abstract artist creating in her home studio. Raised in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, she now lives in Carpentersville, Illinois with her husband, Chuck and her very spoiled dogs and studio mates, Stardust and Luna. She recently moved back to Illinois after a 16 year residence in Lisbon, Wisconsin.
Since returning to Illinois, she has been seeking further gallery representation and has been exhibiting in Illinois exhibitions. Recently, Susi's painting "Drive" was given an "Award of Excellence" at the Norris Cultural Arts "Watercolor 2022" Exhibition and she is currently a featured artist with Camelback Gallery.
While living in Wisconsin, Schuele was a member of many art communities and associations, including the League of Milwaukee Artists, Wisconsin Visual Artists, Pewaukee Area Arts Council (PAAC) and the Wisconsin Alliance of Artists and Crafters, among others. She was represented by the Gallery of Wisconsin Art (GOWA) and Woodland Studios in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
Susi has exhibited in 30+ venues in the Midwest, including various prestigious exhibitions for abstract and contemporary art such as the the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles, IL, the One of a Kind Spring Art Show Fine Art Gallery in Chicago, IL in 2018 and 2019, the St. Charles Fine Art Show and Chicago's Gold Coast Art Fair.
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I am an empath. Words cannot describe my art. Stories do. I tell my stories through paintings inspired by my life events, beautiful landscapes, my imagination and music.
Gestural abstraction is my chosen discipline because of the freedom I feel painting loosely. Texture and color weave their way through pools of water and become my release from high anxiety. My technique is a minimalist approach to watercolor and gouache painting. I scrape paint across a strip of dry paper and use water, brush, palette knife or air to move the paint.
Abstract brings my world and your world together by allowing each individual to see and feel their own story. Primary emotions of a color-infused visual are followed with secondary emotions of music or remembering the lyrics from select pieces’ carefully researched song titles. I hope my art connects you to a memory in your head and heart each time you view it.