Artist: Susan L. Pollet
Acrylic on Paper, 22,86cm x 30,48cm
Artist Statement
Drawing inspiration from a combination of her interest in color, composition, dreams, and personal emotions, Susan Pollet’s work is a reflection of her search for beauty and meaning. Through the use of pastels, ink, collage or acrylics, she strives to communicate with viewers in a positive and optimistic way. Susan is a New York City-based artist whose eclectic style arises out of a desire to explore a diversity of vehicles. Drawn to haunting landscapes, warm interiors, and dream-like human forms, her works include both impressionistic and abstract themes. She has been a member of the Arts Students League of New York since 2018, and her work has appeared in many group shows and publications.
Artist Biography
Susan Pollet has been creating arts and crafts since she was a small child. She has studied at the Art Students League of New York, Cooper Union and the 92nd Street Y, all in New York City. While creating art, she was also a public interest lawyer for forty years, primarily in family court, a former President and officer of women’s bar associations, and, to this date, an advocate for the rights of women, children and families. Her artwork reflects her interests in domestic themes. Susan uses various forms of media as art expression, including collage, paints, and drawing instruments of all sorts and on all surfaces. She is also a published author of two books of poetry, seven adult fiction books and three children’s books. She created the covers for the adult books, and the illustrations and covers for the children’s books.