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SUSAN NEILSON

Forest House Studio


Art for curious optimists

Intimate portraits

of belonging

in nature


Beyond the visible

inspired by

interconnectedness

in the wild,

and in gardens

just beyond our doorsteps

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SUSAN NEILSON

Forest House Studio


Art for curious optimists

Intimate portraits

of belonging

in nature


Beyond the visible

inspired by

interconnectedness

in the wild,

and in gardens

just beyond our doorsteps

  • Selected Series
    • Gilded Oils
    • Oil on Wood (Lifelines Series)
      • 2022-Lifelines III
      • 2021-Lifelines II
      • 2020-Lifelines Group I
    • Water Media Collections
      • Miniature Messengers
      • Seeds of Change
    • Symbolism & Nature's Geometry
      • Fifth Window
      • Circle Songs
      • Echoes
    • Observing Life (Figures, Plants, Landscapes)
      • Plant Portraits
      • Figurative Art
      • Noticing
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Cedar Waxwing
2021
Watercolour, gouache and 23 karat gold leaf on clayboard panel
Original is sold - Fine art giclée prints are available
5" x 5" mounted on 1" cherry wood panel

Sample from a November 2021 mini series exploring basic mordant gilding with gouache and watercolour on panels. 


These small paintings were new additions to the earlier "Messenger" pieces, simple studies of pollinating insects and small birds.

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