SUSANNA HELMAN

“Weatherscapes” is series of acrylic and pencil paintings on metal that explore how the elements wind, rain, sun, fog and water are seen and felt. Living by the ocean is humbling, being at the mercy of its calmness and furry. Storms roll in and churn the water, what was once a glassy, sparkling surface is now transformed into valleys of darkness and white peaks of sheer energy. The land becomes a receptacle for whatever the sky chooses in that moment, rain, wind, hot sunshine, a tornado, a hurricane, cumulus clouds in every color.

 

Susanna is a Colorado native and drew inspiration living by the water in St. Augustine, FL for 17 years. She and holds a B.A. from Metropolitan State University in Art History, and an associate’s degree from the Art Institute of Colorado in graphic design and advertising. Her works have been exhibited nationally including the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art (JMOCA), Jacksonville, FL, and the corporate collections of Merril Lynch, Pfizer Pharmaceutical, SAFT Battery Corporation, Cisco Systems, CO, University of North Florida Library Permanent Collection as well as numerous private collections.