Sue Bryan

Photographs may provide a trigger, but thereafter those memories intuitively drive a work forward, the specifics abandoned as the composition develops. Working largely in charcoal and pencil on modest-sized boards, the surfaces are built up over many hours, washes added and burnished. What emerges is instantly recognisable but yet it somehow re-asserts our connectedness to the landscape and urges us to “pay attention”.

As an Irish artist who has lived in NYC for many years, Bryan’s practice relies on her memories of wild, wet landscapes.

 

Elemental 2023
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas; 97.5 x 120 cm

 

Residue 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Sun fade 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Small things 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Pink moon 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Blue night 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Flock 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Lemon drop day 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

Blackberries 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper on wood; 20.3 x 20.3 cm

 

Creature comforts I - XII 2022 SOLD
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas/paper on wood; 30.4 x 30.4 cm each

 

And they hummed of mystery 2015-2021
Charcoal and carbon on wood; 30.4 x 40.6 cm

Rose-tinted landscape VI 2021 SOLD
Charcoal and acrylic on wood; 20.3 x 25.4 cm

The memory of trees 2015-2021
Charcoal and carbon on wood; 30.4 x 40.6 cm

 

Prices available on request.