Sue Flanagan’s Website

Spring is finally here! After 6 months of cold weather, we finally have some warm days. I do enjoy the changes of the seasons. Color is returning to the midwest United States. I have been to the Morton Arboretum three times for plein air painting. Here are some photos of my first day out. Here is my easel with pastel painting supplies, the set up and my inspiration.

It was a beautiful day for painting! On another day, I got to the Morton Arboretum early and joined the deer for their breakfast.

The Morton Arboretum was established by Joy Morton of Morton Salt Co. It is 1,700 acres of woodland, lakes and praires that has a collection of 4,000 trees and plants from around the world. It is a plein air painter’s heaven year round.

In the studio, I have taken a break from my pastel ground exploration. I have temporarily gone back to commercially prepared sanded papers. I am almost finished with two Ireland landscapes. I have also done a couple of non-objective multi-media pieces and I have a couple more in progress.

It’s great to be an artist.
Sue