Susan Kennedy is an abstract artist based in Cumming, GA. Her art can be described as “joyful, bold and colorful” and she paints in a “loose abstract manner, with floral or landscape elements occasionally noticeable”.
We hope you enjoy getting to know USA abstract artist, Susan Kennedy, in our interview below.
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Susan Kennedy Cumming, GA Artist
How would you describe your artistic style?
My style has evolved, and I most frequently paint in a loose abstract manner, with floral or landscape elements occasionally noticeable.
What’s the main inspiration for your art?
Nature and my personal faith are the biggest contributors to my subject matter. I love to paint abstracted landscapes, symbolic abstracts and florals. I love to fill paintings with color and detail, adding broad areas of thick and colorful paint. Abstracted night landscapes have become a favorite as well.
Lately I’ve been preoccupied with cruciform abstracts which evoke memories of my faith, with symbols like an abstracted crucifix, a dove or evocative color taking a role.
What is the biggest goal you try to achieve with your art?
I wish to express my thoughts and feelings, and to impart a sense of joy and peacefulness to my viewer. I hope that my messages of faith and love can be seen in my work and can inspire others.
What’s your favorite thing about being an abstract artist?
I love the painting process. I love using thick bright paint, and many reworkings and many layers always are part of the fun.
Why abstract art and not other styles? Have you always created abstract art or did you start out creating other styles?
I started out in realism and painted many landscapes and florals over the years. Over time my style evolved through impressionism and now it seems often to be expressed in abstraction most recently. I still paint florals, but the abstract landscapes and impressionist landscapes have remained a passion.
What’s one thing people might not know about you and/or your art journey so far?
They might not know that it has taken a span of thirty years for me to arrive at abstraction. Even now I still will paint in an impressionist style, but it appears that I’ve landed on abstraction for good.
Did you always know you’d be an artist or how has your art journey progressed?
I can’t remember ever NOT having a preoccupation with drawing and art, from primary school and down through the years.
What advice would you give up and coming abstract artists?
Paint every day and learn to market your art well!
Do you have any favorite podcasts or books that you love and that have contributed to your journey as an artist?
One of my favorite how-to art books is “The Simple Secret to Better Painting” by Greg Albert. It revolutionized the way I analyze and improve my work!
What’s your most fulfilling and enjoyable experience as an artist so far?
The most fulfilling experience in my life as an artist isn’t a show or a festival or any big event; it’s painting with my daughters and sisters, and now my grandchildren. Being able to see how art is inspiring and freeing is just the best. It opens a window into a new way of seeing and expressing.
Where do you see yourself and your art in 5 years?
I see myself painting in a larger format, with more and brighter colors!
What do you love most about abstract art?
I love most the way that abstract art creates questions in the viewer (and even in the artist); I also love how people see mysterious little things in an abstract work. It seems that an abstract work can frequently mean many different things to different people.
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