Critique Night with Susan Lynn and
John Caggiano

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Susan’s paintings have often been described by others as poetic, lyrical, luminous, and serene. Primarily a landscape painter, she is moved by the evening light hitting a stand of grasses, the movement of water, the shadows crossing a winding road, the mysteries of light and atmosphere... Having spent her early career working as an architectural illustrator, it was a fantastic training ground for a realist painter. As she practiced, she cultivated understanding of perspective, shadows, reflections, and how color behaves under varying light conditions. She works both in watercolor and oil, both en plein air and in the studio. “Painting the landscape outdoors, from life affords me a keener awareness of the unique qualities of light that give one a sense of place.” In 2019, she opened her own gallery in Rockport.

John is drawn to the physical beauty and unique quality of Cape Ann’s light. Aside from participating in up to twelve juried plein air events a year, he travels extensively, both here and abroad, painting on location. This plein air approach enables him to capture the essence of the time and place that he interprets into his bright and colorful “Impressionistic-realism” style. The use of a palette knife, enhances the effects of his brushwork. “Painting for me is the bold and dynamic use of color that infuses life into the subject of the painting. Color is the lifeblood of the painting. Nothing stimulates more than its pleasing harmony, whether strongly applied or toned and tranquil.” He received an MFA from Pratt Institute, supplemented by courses at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and has maintained a gallery and studio on Bearskin Neck in Rockport since 1981.

Susan and John live in Rockport, Massachusetts.