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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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A vibrant, digitally enhanced portrait of a woman with expressive eyes, rendered in a painterly, oil-brush style. Her hands are held up close to her face, palms outward, creating a framing effect. Bold, multicolored strokes—blues, oranges, reds, and purples—sweep across her skin and background, blending with feather-like textures. The overall composition evokes intense emotion and artistic surrealism.

Flattened by grief

What began as a creative process unexpectedly became a form of recovery.

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A colorful abstract painting arranged in a grid of nine panels, featuring textured, impasto brushstrokes in the style of the exquisite corpse surrealists game. Each panel shows simplified, human-like figures and floating spheres in bold yellows, blues, reds, and greens, creating a playful, surreal composition.

Exquisite Corpse

Sometimes the most compelling art emerges when we collectively relinquish control and embrace the unexpected.

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An abstract, dynamic painting of overlapping antique clock faces with Roman numerals, their hands pointing in different directions. Swirling textures and bold colors—gold, orange, red, blue, and teal—blend together, creating a sense of motion and warped time against a dark background.

Time warped

Step into the world of time warps, and discover what it means to really feel time.

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Vibrant glowing purple blue anemone flowers in a magical night forest, close-up fantasy wildflowers with luminous petals, bokeh lights, colorful botanical macro photography, mystical woodland flowers, dreamy floral background, enchanted garden nature scene.

The irony of beauty

This is not your grandmother’s garden arrangement.

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Artist creating a self-portrait painting, expressive painted face with bold colorful brushstrokes, abstract portrait art, contemporary fine art painting, creative self-expression, artist at work with paintbrush, textured acrylic paint, modern portrait artwork, emotional abstract art, artistic identity concept.

From canvas to selfie

The self-portrait operates as far more than a likeness; it is a crucible of identity, introspection, and authorship.

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Collaborative abstract painting artwork with two artists painting together on a large canvas, vibrant colorful abstract art, expressive brush strokes, modern abstract painting, creative teamwork, mixed media acrylic paint, bold textures, contemporary art process, artist collaboration, colorful abstract canvas, fine art painting studio scene.

The power of artist collaboration

When two or more artists come together, they bring their unique perspectives, skills, and experiences to the table.

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Sunlit coastal path leading to the ocean, beach houses among dunes and trees, painterly seaside landscape, natural light coastal scenery, sandy trail by the sea, tranquil beach village, shoreline vegetation, ocean horizon, scenic coastal artwork, serene seaside environment.

Natural light

Unlike artificial lighting, which can flatten colors and distort depth, natural light brings life to art.

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