Art by Suzanne
Mount Desert Island from Sullivan
Most of my paintings are very small. They run from around 2.5 x 3 inches to 9 x 13. My house is tiny and I don’t have a studio, so this works for me. I paint in watercolor most often, not only because it is magically beautiful and very versatile, but also beause it is so portable and easy to start and then come back to without a lot of clean-up. I sometimes paint in gouache, acrylics and oils as well. To see all my work, scroll down. Images expand.
Prices
Prints from 5 x 7 to 6 x 9 are $12 and come printed on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of heavy archival photo paper and are packaged with a backing board and inside a protective plastic sleeve. Print size is approximate but most prints frame up well in standard size mats that can be found on line. Ask me if you need to know what size mat to get.
Prints from 2 x 3 to 4 x 6 are $6 and are printed on 5 x 7 photo paper and are packaged the same way as larger prints.
Prints may be mailed. $30 minimum order plus postage and handling. Allow one to two weeks.
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Landscape and Nature Scenes
Suzanne Becque lives, works, and paints in Downeast, Maine. Surrounded by nature, trees, the ocean and magical views of the islands, she takes her inspiration from what is around her. Her prints are created on a Canon Pixma printer with archival ink. She uses acid free, high quality archival art papers, so these prints should last a long long time without fading or yellowing.
Buy prints when you visit the area without having to pay postage and handling. Prints can be mailed as well.
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Blueberry Field with Crows
I used many watercolor layers to get the incredible reds of a blueberry field in the fall. I’ve included rocks, which add lovely contrast and composition, but they are increasingly dissapearing with the use of large machinery in the fields. So this is a wild blueberry field. The crows are coming in to see if they can find a few last dried up berries.
Available as a 6 x 8 print
Little Island
This little island is locally known as “Little Island,” though it is not named on maps. You can see it in East Sullivan where US Rte. 1 comes right up to the edge of the bay and crosses Mill Brook. It’s a popular subject for local artists and I’ve painted it several times. If you’d like to see other versions, let me know.
Available as a 6 x 8 print
First Snow on the Point
In this painting, the mountains in the background are inspired by one of my favorite places on Earth. The islands are like many Maine Islands and of course there are “Points” all over the place here. So this is an imaginary place on an imaginary evening, inspired by real places and real events, in Downeast Maine.
Available as a 5 x 7 print
Jellison Cove at Low Tide
Another view of Jellison Cove in Hancock, looking over toward the Porcupine Islands, off Bar Harbor. This is mostly watercolor, with a little gouache for the pebbly rocks.
Available as a 5 x 7 print
Golden Forest,
No specific place, but reminiscent of those idyllic days in the fall when the decidous trees are turning but the air is still warm and the afternoon, heartbreakingly beautiful.
Flowers
Other
I go to Mexico a lot and I have Mexican friends here in Maine. One thing I love about the Virgin of Guadalupe is that she is co-opted by the people who love her and she comes in many iterations. I’ve seen her painted with corn and tomatoes, as a White European, as an African, often and often as an indigenous Mexican, with flowers, with animals, and sometimes in less flattering ways. But this iteration of La Virgencita, as she is affectionately called by her people, is for Mexicans and Central Americans in Maine and as such I’ve included a lot of images and details, along with some mythical symbolism that mix all these cultures.
Available as a 6 x 8 inch print