Artwork copyright Susan Christian. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Black and Blue, 1993

Susan Christian
American (born 1943)

Location: Renton Technical College, Renton

About the Artwork

Northwest artist Susan Christian creates experimental abstract paintings empolying a diverse visual vocabulary. Black and Blue alludes to landscape imagery while deftly balancing color and form.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Renton Technical College.

About the Artist

Northwest artist Susan Christian creates abstract and landscape paintings, employing a variety of materials and a diverse visual vocabulary while balancing color and form. The inspiration for some of her work can be traced back to her travels in Vietnam in the late 1990s, where she became "smitten" by the linearity of the landscape's "marks." Christian is based in Oyster Bay in Olympia, Washington, where she converted an old oyster factory into her home and studio.