Flowers, Van Vleck Garden, Montclair, NJ, August 2008 - Acrylic on Masonite 16'' x 20'' Susan Marx approaches painting with the thoughtful spontaneity of an impressionist. She assiduously observes the natural world and then freely responds to it. This balance between looking and feeling gives her paintings their evocative immediacy.

Her painting trips to France have influenced her approach and strengthened her appreciation for the impressionists. She paints en plein air, immersed in the scenery that inspires her, and she especially concerns herself with the effect of light upon perception.  Marx loves color.  In her work, the interaction between cool and warm colors enacts an essential, constant tension between contrast and harmony. Equally essential for her is composition and the two dimensionality of the picture plane. Marx approaches each painting as an experiment in spatial design, and her work encourages viewers to experience the sensuousness of paint, color and light, a tactic that makes familiar imagery newly compelling.

Susan Marx has exhibited internationally Her works can be found in private collections in the US, France, Switzerland and Israel.  She currently lives in Orange, New Jersey.

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