Artist
Susan Barackman- Morning Light Studio
esbee@1starnet.com

Philosophy : "...the images speak for themselves."

The walk is long and ardous,
Most interesting, to say the least.
The images speak for themselves.
And all my senses feast.


Style: portrayal of the equine form, cats and other animals, landscapes, western and now forging into abstract
Technique: evolving

Media: pencil and watermedia

Background : 100% Italian

Prices: $ 75 to $ 4200

Exhibitions: Equine Art Guild 2002, 2003, In-studio Gallery Exhibition, Paris Post Office 1990, Horsearama 1989

Education: BA Education, Art

Collections: various private collections in U.S. and abroad

Commissions: various private commissions including Circle W tour bus, stagecoach on both sides 1988

Related Experiences: Art teacher at Stone Middle School, Paris, TX

Influences: Italian Renaissance Masters among the many.

Professional Affiliations: Equine Art Guild



Susan was born on Long Island, NY of 100% Italian heritage, and raised in Riverside, Calif. She began drawing horses at the age of 4 on the back of her father's blueprints. She grew up with a pencil in her hand, drawing on the back of schoolwork and any unused piece of paper lying around. School notes often carried little horsy scribbles in the margins. At the age of 12 she went door to door to sell pencil drawings for just 25 cents each.

Though she took art in high school and college, her teachers did not encourage drawing horses. Undaunted, Susan continued to strive for drawing realistic portrayals of the subject, endeavoring to show the beauty of the detailed subject as God had made it.

After many years of doing many paintings in oils, Susan switched to water media a few years ago, when it was discovered her husband, Stephen, was allergic to the solvents in the oil paints. The change opened up new vistas and challenges to Susan's style, including recent experimental forays into abstract.

Susan works equally well in pencil, (both graphite and color), watercolor and acrylics. She often finds that the animal being portrayed determines the medium being used, and will do several different paintings or drawings of a horse, dog or cat, working in more than one medium.

Susan's paintings have won several awards at the local art fair in Paris, Texas, where she has lived the past 25 years, including several firsts and Best of Shows. Her latest achievement is a 2nd place in the 2001 Equine Art Guild Show.

Despite the growing popularity and increasing collectibility of her work, the prices for a Barackman piece remain very affordable. She always has framed and unframed art for sale.

"Speed" 12x17 watercolor (scan does not show full image)
$ 99  Add $ 10 for single mat, $ 12 for double mat. $ 45 for mat and frame