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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
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      • Plant Portraits
      • Figurative Art
      • Noticing
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Outgrowing the Nest
2022
Oil on Walnut Wood
$985 - includes AFC & COLT charity pledge
10 x 17 x 1

Sometimes it is obvious when kids are almost ready to move out on their own! These scrappy young ospreys are waiting impatiently for dinner to be delivered. The three immature Okanagan Lake Country fish hawks appear almost fully grown, leaving no room to spare in the huge nest. This painting is from the third group of my "Lifelines" Okanagan wild survivor portrait series, where wood is carefully selected to allow energetic placement of figures in the woodgrain. This piece was created on sealed kiln-dried walnut with many layers of oil glazes.

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