Making Their Mark

This August and September, Susan Powell Fine Art will be showcasing 11 women artists whose expansive talents transform any subject into a moment of beauty suspended in time.

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Showing landscapes, seascapes, still life, figures and more, featured artists include Kathy Anderson, Julie Beck, Kelly Birkenruth, Grace DeVito, Laurie Flaherty, Sue Gilkey, Anne McGrory, Cora Ogden, Deborah Quinn-Munson, Katie Swatland and Jeanne Rosier Smith.

“It’s very empowering to be included in this group of incredibly talented women artists,” says Ann McGrory. “Personally and professionally they are some of the people I admire most.” McGrory painted Fox in the Moonlight after observing and photographing the animal on her property. “I wanted to capture its regal and confident attitude, against the snow and early evening moonlight,” she explains. Incorporating gold leaf for the sky and moon adds a luminous depth to the pastel work. “My hope is to pass on to the viewer that sense of awe and appreciation that I get whenever I have an encounter like I did with this fox.”

Ogden shares McGrory’s delight to be in the company of these artists. “Historically most women artists worked in certain genres, mainly because of societal mores. For decades now women can freely choose to simply express their personal vision without boundaries," says Ogden. They are celebrated for the creativity of their brain and hard-won skills just as their male counterparts.”

Ogden’s own work has evolved dramatically over time from large constructive sculptures underpinned with philosophical commentary to less-laden images of beauty that offer sanctuary and healing of spirit.