By Sue Vittner,
As a child, my great aunts had a kitchen towel that said, "Let me look to far horizons where sea and sky are one." This has been a motto for much of my life. For me, "Blue Ocean" represents this idea. It is inspired by a combination of our beautiful oceans in Maine and the Blue Mountains of North Carolina.
I paint with my hands (similar to what we all did as children...finger painting). It is a form of creative spiritual meditation where I allow the paintings to almost create themselves. Magic seems to happen once I pour the paint on the canvas and let my hands be guided to whatever wants to be created.
Since I'm also a Massage Therapist, using my hands to paint is so natural for me. I love feeling the smooth coolness of the paint as I am spreading it on the pliable canvas. I get lost in the freedom and dance of this process. People tell me they feel deep relaxation and lose track of time while viewing the paintings....just like my clients say after a massage!
Sue Vittner has been making art most of her life. While in college she took drawing and oil painting classes, and then began experimenting with watercolors. She is also a massage therapist, and over the past few years has begun combining her two passions of massage and painting. Her desire is to help give people pause. She wants them to feel the combination of stillness and movement, the dance of life within them. She gets to live in Maine, where every day she is inspired by nature—the ocean, sky, clouds, and sunsets—which deeply influence her artwork. suevittnerart.com/
Blue Ocean, Acrylic, 48" x 48", by Sue Vittner