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Sue Bartfield Art

American

Sue Bartfield is a contemporary painter who earned her BFA, MS and MFA in art from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Currently, she resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Bartfield’s words, "You might be surprised to know that I do not consider me an abstract artist, nor do I consider my work abstract. Rather I am in love with painting, not just the intellectual process of creating images but even more so the physical act, the movement and sensations. It seems to me that something of this physicality and my obsessive relationship to it, has found its way into my work. That is to say that each painting is not only an expression of my interior but just as much an expression of the physical act of making it. My work begins as a story told in images and ends as only images, nothing but images, countless images, images intersecting and images piled atop one another. One of my favorite things is when people looking at my work discover shapes and images I had never imagined or intended. When they do, I never tell them that they are wrong, for they are not. They are simply discovering themselves in that in which I discovered myself."

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"Daring Mind Birds on Easy Wings, " Abstract Oil on Canvas by Sue Bartfield
"Daring Mind Birds on Easy Wings, " Abstract Oil on Canvas by Sue Bartfield

"Daring Mind Birds on Easy Wings, " Abstract Oil on Canvas by Sue Bartfield

By Sue Bartfield

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Daring Mind Birds on Easy Wings" is an oil on canvas by Sue Bartfield. It is an abstract piece in many shades of blue and pink. 80 1/2" x 67 3/4" art 82" x 69 3/4" frame Sue Bart...

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1970s Abstract Sue Bartfield Art

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape Pink & Red, Abstract Pastel Drawing, 20th Century, Unframed

Landscape Pink & Red, Abstract Pastel Drawing, 20th Century, Unframed

By Sue Bartfield

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Landscape Pink & Red" is an original framed pastel drawing by Sue Bartfield. 36" x 25" art 47 1/2" x 36" framed Artist's Statement: "You might be surprised to know that I do not ...

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20th Century Abstract Sue Bartfield Art

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Pastel

"Two Ladies in White, " a Pastel by Sue Bartfield

"Two Ladies in White, " a Pastel by Sue Bartfield

By Sue Bartfield

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Two Ladies in White" is an original pastel drawing by Sue Bartfield in white and purple. 27 1/4" x 40 3/4" art 33 5/8" x 48" framed Artist's Statement: "You might be surprised to...

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20th Century Abstract Sue Bartfield Art

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Pastel

Dream, Abstract Pastel and Ink Drawing, 20th Century, Framed 28.25"
Dream, Abstract Pastel and Ink Drawing, 20th Century, Framed 28.25"

Dream, Abstract Pastel and Ink Drawing, 20th Century, Framed 28.25"

By Sue Bartfield

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Dream" is a pastel and ink drawing by Sue Bartfield. It has blue and black forms. 25" x 25 1/4" art 28 1/4" x 26 1/8" framed Artist's Statement: "You might be surprised to know t...

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20th Century Abstract Sue Bartfield Art

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"Landscape Blue, Violet, White, " a Pastel by Sue Bartfield
"Landscape Blue, Violet, White, " a Pastel by Sue Bartfield

"Landscape Blue, Violet, White, " a Pastel by Sue Bartfield

By Sue Bartfield

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Landscape Blue, Violet, White" is an original pastel drawing by Sue Bartfield. 41" x 28" art 41 1/4" x 35 7/8" framed Artist's Statement: "You might be surprised to know that I d...

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20th Century Abstract Sue Bartfield Art

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Pastel

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