Comments on: Interview with Susan Lichtman

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 03:08:39 +0000

I noticed a few things. The construction of the paintings remind me of putting together a puzzle. large shapes are broken-down by color which create movement, and motion. This adds to the impact the protagonist play in how I read the entire scenario.

By: william lo

william lo — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:45:59 +0000

This is what I tell myself when I draw : Know what you want us to look at, and to see when we look at your painting, or photograph = know what you are going to ” point at ” in the painting – what is inspiring you to paint this particular picture. If you point at too many things, in no particular order, showing that there isn’t a real focus for the picture, you create an equivalency, and thereby lose your viewer’s attention. Cezanne saw painting as an ordering of things, as ” organization.” The painter orchestrates things in his or her painting to make for a compelling result.The things, (which may include pieces of light, ) must be compelling to look at. Use the means at your disposal to direct your audience to see what you are seeing, as a unified whole.

By: Marjorie Portnow

Marjorie Portnow — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:41:23 +0000

Thanks for sharing this wonderfully inspiring and informative interview. Susan’s paintings and clear thoughts are inspirational

By: Don Smith, painter

Don Smith, painter — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 18:30:35 +0000

Great interviews. Esp. with Ann Gale and Susan Lichtman. Now interview Ruth Miller Forge!

By: Emily Clanton

Emily Clanton — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:59:21 +0000

Thank you for arranging this interview. This is actually my first time seeing Susan Lichtman’s work. Wonderful. I especially appreciated her sharing William Bailey’s thoughts on painting as fiction 🙂

By: JoAnn Chartier

JoAnn Chartier — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:05:22 +0000

wonderful interview and examples. I particularly like this idea of slowing down and the search to discover method. That aspect has shown me how to talk about my own work and what can be found by looking rather than skimming the surface and naming something ‘in the style of …’

By: homa jull

homa jull — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:06:34 +0000

i am extremely enjoy Susan Lichman thought and her painting thank you

By: Brian Keeler

Brian Keeler — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:26:17 +0000

This is a wonderful interview with so many insights into Susan’s work and motivations. I was particularly fascinated by her method of starting a large canvas, by choosing one object then more or less inventing the interior as she goes. Her mentioning of this “phototropic penchant” in us or the viewer, which is to go toward the light area of a painting was also interesting. And the aspect about having her figures reveal themselves slowly, rather than blatantly had appeal as well. I liked the comparison to Rembrandt and how his figurative works functioned in a similar way with the eyes and character of his subjects revealing themselves slowly. I was also taken by her observations of Villa of the Mysteries Frescos in Pompeii and Piero’s work in Arezzo, which I have visited as well. And finally the close-value discussion was intriguing as well. So, thanks so much for sharing this interview and Susan’s thoughts.