Sue Bryan

(Ireland/US)

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 is informed by her memories of the
wild, wet landscapes of her childhood home.

 

The sun a spark 2026
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper on linen; 74 x 74 cm

Evening land (tree) 2026
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 74 x 74 cm

Evening land (cusp) 2026
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper on linen; 74 x 74 cm

 

Old world 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

Lilac land 2026
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

Love song 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

 

Muse 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

Pulse 2026
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

Some blue morning 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on linen; 23 x 30 cm

 

Cloud burst 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on collaged paper on wood; 20 x 20 cm

Dream field I 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on collaged paper on wood; 20 x 20 cm

Dream field II 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on collaged paper on wood; 20 x 20 cm

Dream field III 2025
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on collaged paper on wood; 20 x 20 cm

 

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