Artist #1: Susan Rothenberg

The first recurrent theme I notice in Susan's work is the figure of the horse.  It is never painted in a lot of detail; rather, it is more of an outline. I see how she simplifies the concept of a horse by breaking it down into only the essential parts necessary to understand the painting. She does not deem it necessary to include all the details in her work yet it is still visually interesting. Even in her works that do not include horses, the object(s) are not painted in detail but instead suggest what the object itself actually is.  Her painting "Dominos-Hot" pictured here is one that I find exemplifies this idea. The objects are there, but it still may not be known what each one is. I admire that in her work.