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Sue BryanCold Light, Winter Trees (Dark Charcoal Landscape Drawing of a Country Forest)2016
2016
About the Item
Black and white landscape drawing of country forest with hints of green pastel
charcoal and carbon on Arches paper
8 x 10 inches unframed
This contemporary finely detailed charcoal drawing on Arches paper was completed in 2016 by Sue Bryan. Born in Ireland, the artist uses landscapes from her childhood as inspiration for her current work primarily consisting of beautifully detailed charcoal drawings of trees and wooded landscapes. The artist captures exquisite detail and luminous light with the mere use of black and white charcoal and carbon. The wooded forest, filled with trees, is given a great amount of depth by the artist's mastery of the charcoal medium and the variations allowed with it's grey scale qualities. A small flock of birds, defined with fine strokes of charcoal, fly overhead. Detailed leaves and branches in dark charcoal contrast elegantly against the white background. The drawing is completed on high quality Arches paper with a deckled edge.
About the work:
A native of Ireland, Sue Bryan explores the memories of youth rooted in her homeland's landscape. Employing charcoal on both paper and panel, these moody and misty studies reminds us that the water-locked terrain is not always sunny and green. Exquisite detail found in each tree branch or mass of tall grasses lining the horizon dominates the foreground. Light emulates from the background attempting to penetrate the density of opaque cloud cover. Bryan's small scale drawings convey an intimate and highly personal sense of place and belonging.
GROUP/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2017 'Hudson Valley Landscapes', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, Nov 15 - Dec 31
2017 'Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, October 19 - 22, 2017
2017 'A Long Way from Home', Bo.Lee Gallery, London, June 16 - June 30
2017 'Palette', Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, June 15 - July 8
2017 Summer Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, June 21 - August 6
2017 'Exquisite Abandon : Contemporary Miniature Works', Laguna College of Art & Design
2017 'Small is Beautiful', Le Salon Vert, Geneva Switzerland, February 4 - February 28
2016 'Smart Dust', Group Show, Sla307, 307 West 30th Street, New York, NY
2016 'Inside Outside', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, October 19 - December 4
2016 'Summer Group Invitational', George Billis Gallery, NYC
2015 'Radical Inventions', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2015 'Interactive Lines' Small Group Invitational, Cabarrus Arts Council, Condor, NC
2014 ‘Regarding the Sublime’, Small Group Invitational, North Park University, Chicago, IL, Curator Tim Lowly
2014 'POP-UP : On and Off the Wall, Series 2', Invited Artist, First Street Gallery, NYC
2012 'Stone, Sea and Star, Under a Celtic Sky', Lorica Artworks, Andover, MA
2011 'Four Green Fields', Lorica Artworks, Andover, MA
2010 'Ireland, Time and Again', Lorica Artworks, Andover, MA
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2017 'Arboreal', Manifest Gallery, OH, November 9 - December 8 2017
2017 187th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Dublin, Ireland
2017 Historic Black & White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2017 '8th Annual Drawing Discourse', University of North Carolina Asheville
2016 Williams Prize in Drawing, Silpe Gallery, Hartford School of Art, Hartford University
2016 'DRAWN' 3rd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2016 186th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Dublin, Ireland
2016 Historic Black & White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2016 7th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville, Juror Edgar Jerins
2015 'On the Edge', National Juried Show, South Shore Art Center, MA, Juror Denise Markinosh, MASS MOCA Museum Curator
2015 'Small Matters of Great Importance', 22nd National Juried Show, Edward Hopper Art Center, Ithaca, New York, Juror Liza Panzera
2015 'Strange Paradise', First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Steven Harvey
2015 Williams Prize for Drawing, On-line National Juried Show, Juror Sherrie Camhy
2015 Art Kudos, On-line International Juried Show, Juror Charles Long
2015 185th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Dublin, Ireland
2015 'DRAWN' 2nd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2015 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, NYC, Juror Robert Berlind
2015 Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Art Center, IL, Juror Beth Grabowski
2014 27th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI, Juror Linda Benedict-Jones
2014 184th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Dublin, Ireland
2014 Salmagundi Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2014 'DRAWN’ 1st Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing,
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 130th Annual Members' Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2014 Historic Black & White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2014 5th Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Tim Lowly
2013 VISTA [landscape in contemporary art], National Juried Show, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2013 Marks, A National Juried Drawing Exhibition, Madelon Powers Art Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, PA, Jurors Joni Oye-Benintende, David Mazure, Darlene Farris-Labar
2013 Art Kudos International On-line Exhibition, Juror Kara Rooney
2013 'American Art Today : Figures', The Bascom, A Center for Visual Art, NC
Juror Jonathan Stuhlman
2013 New Members Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2013 First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Donald Kuspit
2013 4th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Susan Hauptman
2012 129th Annual Members' Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2012 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Club, NYC
Jurors Frann Bradford, Lisa Dinhofer and Anne Von Stuelpnagel
2012 Drawings, An Exhibition of Work by Artist Members, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2012 Art Kudos International On-line Exhibition, Juror David Cohen
2012 Fort Wayne Museum of Art Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Juror Frank Bernarducci
2012 25th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery,
Juror Sarah McKenzie
2011 Salmagundi Annual Non-Member Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2011 Hudson Valley Art Association 80th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
2011 33rd Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Juror Robert E Marx
AWARDS
2017 INDA, International Drawing Annual, V12, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH
2017 Salmagundi Club Award, SCNY Historic Black and White Show, NYC
2016 Juror's Choice Award, Williams Prize in Drawing, Hartford School of Art
2016 INDA, International Drawing Annual, V11, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH
2015 Jane Peterson Memorial Award for Drawing (1st Place), SCNY Annual Members Exhibition
2015 Juror's Choice Award, Williams Prize in Drawing
2015 Honorable Mention, SCNY Historic Black & White Show
2015 Honorable Mention, 35th Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition
2015 INDA, International Drawing Annual, V10, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH
2014 INDA, International Drawing Annual, V9, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH
2014 Award of Distinction, 5th Drawing Discourse Exhibition, University of North Carolina, Asheville
2013 Honorable Mention, 'Marks', A National Juried Drawing Exhibition, Madelon Powers Art Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, PA
2013 William D Zahn Memorial Award (1st Place), Salmagundi Club Historic Black & White Exhibition
2012 M Rendl Award for Drawing, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe 116th Open Juried Exhibition
2011 'Best of Show', Salmagundi Club Annual Non-Member Photography & Graphics Exhibition, NYC
PUBLICATIONS
'Read This If You Want To Be Great At Drawing', by Selywn Leamy, published by Laurence King Publishing
'100 Great Drawings', Poets & Artists Magazine, Invited Artist, December 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine, International Issue 15, October 2016
INDA, International Drawing Annual, V9, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH, 2015
INDA, International Drawing Annual, V10, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH, 2016
INDA, International Drawing Annual, V11, Finalist, Manifest Gallery, OH, 2017
- Creator:Sue Bryan (Irish)
- Creation Year:2016
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2272857391
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