Susan’s Art Studio
April 2024
April??? How can it be April already? I have finished my Whale a few weeks ago! Very excited.
Continuing to work on my commissions and adding more ceramics items for my upcoming shows! To see the list of vending shows that I will be participating in, jump over to the “shows/news” page on this website.
March 2024
Hello!
Thank you for visiting my website and checking out my work. I appreciate your interest! Finally, I am updating my website that I have now had for many years…it’s time for an update! You can see most everything that i have been creating if you check out my Facebook page: Susan j Schrader Art and also Instagram: @susanjschrader1
I have been busy in studio over these years – experimenting with various ceramic themes and shapes, along with paintings and drawings. I have a few mixed media pieces that I have been working during the last month…so stay tuned!! and I will be posting them when completed.
Sneak peak! Whale – detail
March 2024
“Friends”
10″x10″
Ceramic tile/black frame
December 2020
Different times…
So we are nearing the end of this very strange and difficult year due to Covid…here’s to hoping that 2021 will be a much healthier and happier year for all. Despite most of my exhibitions and pop up events were cancelled, I still had a chance to be a vendor at the Marblehead Farmers’ Market (August/Sept/Oct), on the grounds of the Lee Mansion in Marblehead (November), and at the Masonic Hall for the M’head Christmas Walk weekend (December). I also had the opportunity to have many of my paintings at Kent Newton Hair Salon, Boston since January 2020! They are coming down at the end of December. Also, I had paintings in Members Show at the Lee Mansion @ Marblehead Art Association for the months of Nov/Dec.
Ceramics
I have also been very busy with my hand painted ceramics! I love painting all the different shapes – my mugs, platters, ornaments, bowls, vases, tiles for example have been very popular and I look at each piece as a shaped canvas…Each time I unload the kiln it feels like Christmas! Seeing the colors of the glazes pop is very satisfying to me. I’m loving my new and also repeated customers – thank you!
Tuesday Night Raffle Nights!
When the shutdowns started and the schools became remote, I felt I needed to do something to keep connected with everyone, find a way to continue to share my art, and in my little way give something back to my community. So I came up with “Tuesday Night Raffle Night” that I host every week on FaceBook and Instagram…I started mid March and this Tuesday, December 29th 2020 will be my 36th consecutive week! Each week I give away 3-4 pieces of my art (mostly ceramics) in a random drawing. I go live on FB once the drawing closes at 9pm…it’s silly and fun and everyone seems to enjoy it. Feel free to add your name to the drawing! Find me on FB: Susan j Schrader Art or instagram @susanjschrader1
Opportunites
I am grateful that these artisan shops/galleries have been selling my art this past year. I appreciate the opportunity and to have my work in front of new customers near and far.
The Hiccup, 158 Humphrey Street, Swampscott, MA
The Artful Mix, 134 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT
The Arnould Gallery, 111 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA.
Also, I have been picked up by a Boston based Art Consultant (stay tuned!) and by a North Shore Interior Designer. Already, the amazing Maureen Mercer has placed my painting “Hope” in a local coffee shop, Java Sun, that she redesigned – looks so warm and inviting!
I appreciate their support in my art and I love to create pieces for these beautiful artisan shops/galleries.
I am feeling hopeful for this New Year. I hope to continue to create and share my art with you throughout the coming year. Here’s to 2021 becoming a year where there will be much love, hope, health and prosperity for all.
I miss hanging out with my friends and family. I miss hugging them! Here’s a virtual hug to you all,
Best,
Susan.
January 2019
First of all…Happy 2019!
I am full of optimism that this will be a wonderful and productive year! I am grateful to be able to continue to develop, grow and exhibit my art. I have enjoyed different opportunities this last year that challenged me and allowed me to grow as an artist. For example, this past Fall 2018, I had the unique opportunity to work on an outdoor mural at Glovers School – a local Marblehead, MA school.
Fall 2018
The Glover “Living Mural”
This is me on the day I finished the 30 ft x 6 ft outdoor mural! I designed images that reflected our sleepy little seaside town such as the Marblehead Lighthouse, Abbot Hall, crazy swimming fish, and a playground for example.
I worked on this project September and October…by the end of October some days were quite chilly.
Almost done! I even hid the alphabet throughout the mural for the kids to find…and painted a big flower with a measuring stick so the kids can see how tall they are.
Done!
Here are the children on the first day when they were allowed to finally draw with chalk on the mural. They can color in my drawings, or draw throughout the mural as I left a lot of space for their creations!
And when it rains, the chalk is cleaned off and ready for the next dry recess!
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August 2018
Greetings! My website has been sorely overlooked this past year — despite my best intentions to keep it up to date! I thought I would share some of my thoughts with you. I use my Facebook Page: Susan j Schrader Art as a blog of sorts. So if you’d like to see more consisted updates on my newest work and activities please visit and like my page.
2018 has turned out to be such a productive year!
I currently have a Solo Exhibition “wired” up until September 23rd @ Marblehead Arts Association. There are 42 pieces in the exhibit; 18 are wall sculptures, 1 ceramic platter, 3 drawings on paper, and the rest are my paintings.
I have been showing my art consistently throughout the year in Marblehead, Salem and Rockport, MA.
In the Spring 2018, I began to paint on ceramics and really enjoy this new way of working. Each piece is hand painted and completely unique. I have my ceramics currently in 2 locations and we can ship the pieces worldwide. Shipshape located @ 128 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA and Grace&Diggs located on Salem’s Artist Row in historical Salem, MA.
I will also be selling my ceramics here on my website. My website is now secure and so selling online is safe for everyone’s private information.
In addition to preparing for “wired”, I have been enjoying completing painting commissions – it is so satisfying to help hang the finished work in the buyer’s home and see their reaction! Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive.
I am also collaborating with 2 other artists this year! One is a photographer Kim Belf – check out his website: belf.org He and I have worked on 2 pieces so far (see “Butterfly Tea” below) and we will have a 2 person show in the future. The other artist is Jan Brandt from Bloominton, Il. She is a multi-media/painter artist whose works are just amazing. Check out her website: janbrandtgallery.com This Fall we will be each painting on square panels…then we will be completing each other’s works. It is a delight to try new collaborations with artists. I believe it keeps things fresh and a great way to get our work seeing by different audiences.
Also this Fall, I will be working in one of Marblehead’s schools where I will be working with the young students and creating a “living mural” on the outside walls of the school. This project will consist of images created by the children, that I will paint onto large slabs of granite. Once completed, the school kids will be able to color in and draw directly onto the granite surface. This will be a very interesting project to be part of for sure.
Thank you for taking the time to view my art and see what I am up to. Feel free to reach out and contact me if you have any questions on any pieces you see, availability or to talk about a commission.
susan.schrader@comcast.net
781-910-1571
“Butteryfly Tea”
23″x23″
photograph/ink/acrylic/wire/rolled copper & aluminum on board
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February 2018
Painting in progress! I wanted to share the progress with you.
36″x36″ canvas
Drawing is complete..now to start to add the blues…………
Some drawing on a quiet Saturday night
Painting in the blues
Working on “Which Way?”
Having fun at a print workshop at the Marblehead Arts Association making gelatin monotypes.
January 2018
“Bicycle Girl #2” all framed up!
December 2017
Painting at my table
Waiting for the New Year to arrive!
Finding a quiet spot to add more varnish layers…
October 2017
I wanted to work on this painting that I had done a few years ago…never seemed quite right to me. Below is the final painting!
“Cosmic Teatime” Completed!
24″x32″
ink/acrylic on canvas
September 2017
September has proven to be a very busy month! Boys back to school, closed up the Maine cottage 🙁 and dove head first into my art. Already I have signed 2 contract for solo exhibitions in 2018, made 2 male torso sculptures, completed 2 commissions and now working on my latest commission! I’m continuing to put my art and name in front of a wider audience. In October I’ll be getting myself to Boston to see the many exhibits offered…and to continue to work on my paintings and drawings in both large and small format.
One of my latest commissions – I really enjoy painting these gems!
“Soaring Over Marblehead”
10″x10″
August 2017
Loving my new sketch book!
Had a wonderful summer living on the lake and doing a little traveling. We will be closing up the cottage Labor Day weekend – and I will be missing being here so much!
Work day by the lake![/divider]
July 2017
“Midnight Muses” are looking beautiful with the red gladiolus!
@ Marblehead Inn
Painting for sale $2400
Latest commission – completed and shipped!
10″x10″
Nice mention of me and my friends in the Marblehead Home & Style Magazine ~ Summer 2017
June 2017
Finished up this painting “Some Flowers for You” to be part of my solo show at Breaking Grounds, Peabody, MA.
18 paintings & drawings up for the summer!
“Some Flowers for You”
24″x36″
metal/nails/ink/acrylic/resin on board
Side view
detail
hmmmm…this is taking much longer than I thought!
June 2017
Rose Garden Party Fundraiser, Boston.
I was chosen to be one of two plein air artist for the enjoyment of the guests! Fun evening!
June 2017
Salem Mural Slam!
Finished my 8’x4′ outdoor mural in 2 days!!! What a fun weekend!
“Salem’s Sassy Sisters”
8’x4′
June 2017
New 6″x6″ art cards arrived today!
May 20-21st
What a fun weekend we had for ArtWalk 2017! The weather was perfect and so many people stopped by to say hello and draw with me! Check out my live FB video that shows the beautiful Marblehead streets!
“Snazzy WalkAbout” on display
May 18th
What a week this has been! I set a goal for myself to start/finish a painting for this weekend’s ArtWalk in Marblehead…and today I have finally finished it! Sometimes I like to challenge myself to create something with a deadline.
“Snazzy Walkabout”
38″x42″
detail
detail
May 2017
May 12 – here is the final painting!
“Dancing amongst the flowers”
detail
detail
Very good studio day today! Started this long painting and will be hand rolling aluminum coils to make the flowers look cool.
May 2017
Exhibiting these two paintings at The Marblehead Inn
“Midnight Muses”
“Look after your inner Spring”
May 2017
Cold beach walk with my dog Ree on the beach!
My latest Solo Exhibition! Ok! Woot! My “Paintings & Drawings” Solo Exhibit is up! 39 pieces! The Gallery is a long space and brightly lit…the art looks very good. #susanjschrader
Paintings & Drawings
April 29th – May 25th, 2017
Opening Reception: Sunday, April 30th, 2017 3pm – 5pm.
The Gallery at Grosvenor Park, 7 Loring Hills Avenue, Salem, 01970.
March 2017 
hellloooooooooo!
April 2017 
“roadtrip #2” detail
working on “road trip #2” — lots of added aluminum coils!
Prepping to begin painting “road trip #2”!
I like to box!
March 2017
“musings” Exhibition is up!
I’m please how good my art looks in the Stetson Gallery!
“Midnight Musings”
42″x48″
I am currently working on the finishing touches for my latest exhibition “musings”
I’ll be hanging the new paintings Friday, March 3rd!
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 5th 12-2pm.
I love this art card!
November 2016
Working on “looking for you” at the gallery prior to my November 2016 exhibition.
October 2016
New nibs makes this girl happy!
February 2017 
January 2017
“Midnight Muses” (work in progress)
ink/acrylic on canvas
48″x42″
First painting started for 2017 – Happy New Year!
February 2017 
New ink! Love it!
November 2016 
“Marblehead Nights”
ink/acrylic on canvas 18″x18″
Me in front of Arnould Gallery, Marblehead, MA where my painting “Marblehead Nights” is displayed in the front window.
November 2016
November 2016
“sassy wipeout girl (yellow boots)”
8″x8″ Finished November 13th
Finished! “tip toe tip (silver)” Sold
Working on the “tip toe tip (silver)”
8″x8″
March 2016 
Took this selfie the other day…I think i lost my favorite hat! 🙁
February 2016
I love to continue to paint on our holidays! Here am I working on “Snow Dream Seeker” during our skiing holiday at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I hope we can visit this beautiful part of the USA again!
“Snow Dream Seeker”
“Black Raven Catching Some Air”
Could this be a book?
I now can wear the hat of a Children’s Book Illustrator! Working with Two local Marblehead authors, we are making their candy shop “The Crazy Candy Lady” Store come to life! The book is about a little girl who likes to do kind things for the community. Stay Fall 2016 Book Launch!
August 2015
me and ” dancing on the lake”
14″x14″
black frame
Drawing at the Maine cottage. Summer 2016.
November 2015
“Dancing down da slopes”
27″x27″
November 2015 completed
Working on “Dancing down da slopes”
September 2015
me and my buddy at the Salem Arts Center for a Fall Members Show.
Summer 2015
“sidewalk jigs”
I’m in love with my black/white paintings on canvas and also on paper
20″x20″
ink/acrylic on canvas
“love you more than all the stars”
20″x20″
This painting has received over 16,000 (crazy eh? as of February 2016) hits on my twitter account http://www.twitter.com/susanjschrader and has been sold.
“pink sandy dance”
acrylic and ink on canvas
black frame
Finished this bright gem! June 10th 2015
“walkabout with you”
acrylic, ink, thread on canvas
20″ x 20″
Just completed!!!!! June 3rd 2015
April 2015
“look after your inner Spring”
mixed media on canvas
40″x47″
black frame
April 12th 2015
I have just completed this beautiful and vibrant painting today! It is one of those paintings that one could look at again and again and see the different layers, textures and colors. So happy!
“spring fever”
mixed media on canvas
20″x20″
2015
Even though you cannot see the detail in this particular photograph, I so loved adding and adding different textures of dots and lines to the painting. I sometimes think that if someone who is blind – that they could “feel” how this painting looks. Does that make sense? I donated this painting to the Marblehead Festival of the Arts – for the 2nd Annual Arts Fusion Gala in support of the local art programs and scholarships. It will be auctioned off May 2nd at this amazing event! www.marbleheadfestival.org for tickets and information.
“me thinks are pinks”
This drawing was very fun to do…and tedious!
Note the lines of tiny green dots. The dots make the orange lines shimmer!
ink on paper
9″x 12″
“orange clouds”
ink on paper
12″x15″
I drew this fun drawing last July — and forgot about it! Found it last weekend and added my color.
There is something about those fluorescent inks! I’m in lust/love/lust.
“soaring night skies tonight”
20″x20″
“Spring”
My latest painting. 47″x40″
mixed media on canvas
Working on “Spring” 47″x 40″ March 2015
“Spring” work in progress
“goggles, red boots and snow”
Finished and framed up!
A good start to March 2015.
Wanted to keep things very cold and neutral. I decided the black ground wasn’t working – so I ended up changing it to the coldness of the snow.
More details added. I was working on the quality of line and pattern.
“goggles, red boots and snow”
First sitting. Ink on canvas. No pre-drawing here. My process is very organic and intuitive.
“Moonlight”
Reworked “Sassy floating girl” — and now the painting is finally done (November 2015!)
“sassy floating girl”
Finished today! Feb 10, 2015…but not quite!
20″x20″
“sassy floating girl” detail
Detail
Detail
“sassy floating girl” Early sitting.
“Dancing on Redds Pond”
Framed up and ready to hang.
“sassy wipe out girl”
Framed up and ready to hang.
Four beautiful black frames for my paintings.
Frames built and ready for some sanding, then black paint.
“sassy wipe out girl”
Latest painting!
20″x20″ 2015
“sassy wipe out girl”
First sitting. Working out the drawing part of the painting.
Canvases all set to go! A very productive studio day. 1/30/2015
“snowy evening walks with Chagall”
Framed and completed.
10″x10″
Finished the drawing – now adding some color…
For me? This is excitement in the making!
Friday @ 8:30am. Kid’s at school? Dog walked? check. ok! Ready to finish up the last few pieces and start to build my stretchers.
“Dancing on Redds Pond”
Completed.
20″x20″
Detail
“Dancing on Redds Pond”
First sitting.
Painting “Dancing on Redds Pond”
December 2014
“a Juno Blizzard Blast”
Completed!
10″x 12″
“a Juno Blizzard Blast”
First sit.
All set to go…now what to draw?
Building stretchers and preparing the canvases at my studio in Marblehead, MA.
October 2014
“green teapots – black spots”
15″x 21″
Detail
Detail
Ink drawing on canvas. Second sitting.
“green teapot – black spots” First sitting.
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