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Susan
St.Claire Bennett
"Everyone
should turn towards the Mystery of their own nature the way
a sunflower turns toward the sun. This is what living has
revealed to me and what I seek to embody in the images that
find their way out of me and onto the canvas.
I am deeply fascinated by the many shapes and forms that spirit
takes in the mundane world. I peer between the seams of things
and look for their origin.What is born on canvas is as much
a surprise to me as to the incidental viewer. Like a pomegrant,
the paintings have as many meanings as the seeds found within...each
one enchanted. In this way one can travel above, below and
within."
Susan Bennett studied old master techniques at the Boston
museum School working with egg tempera and oil glazes. She
later studied tibetan art restoration in Paris for several
years and continues to repair tangka's (sacred scroll paintings)that
date back to the 14th c. She has studied kashmir shaivism
and vajrayana buddhist meditation practices for many years
and has traveled to Tibet,India ,Nepal and Japan exploring
the art and spiritual traditions of each culture. She currently
resides on the Columbia River gorge in Oregon where she is
learning the uses of the local herbs, enjoying the company
of her 3 American indian dogs as well as sasquatch.
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