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Sue Runkowski[a], visual artist

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An open artist’s sketchbook on a wooden table glows with colorful, flowing drawings as light and painterly bursts of orange and blue rise around it, blending into a dreamlike landscape beyond the pages.

An artist’s sketchbook

Unlike a gallery, which is curated and designed to showcase finished works for public viewing, a sketchbook is deeply personal and experimental.

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A vibrant, surreal illustration of interconnected neurons glowing in bright colors, with branching tendrils spreading across a dark, cosmic-looking background. The neuron bodies shine in oranges, blues, and purples, while tiny points of light suggest electrical signals moving through a neural network.

Where art meets the mind

The brain isn’t just a subject of art—it’s the ultimate artist.

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A vivid abstract artwork showing a swirling spiral of bright colors—reds, oranges, blues, greens, and purples—flowing outward like energetic paint strokes against a dark background, creating a sense of motion and depth.

The meaning of spirals

Spirals are more than just a fascinating visual pattern—they’re a symbol that appears across nature, art, and culture.

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Vibrant abstract artwork with a circular, radial composition made of layered geometric shapes and shards in bright reds, blues, yellows, and oranges, radiating outward from a central spiral against a dark background, creating a sense of motion and energy.

Synchromism and its influence on my artwork

Synchromism, an innovative art movement from the early 20th century, forever transformed the relationship between color and emotion.

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