Whatever it is that can help to bring God close is something to be revered. Susan Vreeland bringclosegod Change image and share on social
To me, art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul. Susan Vreeland artbegetear Change image and share on social
When I learned that near Roussillon there were ochre quarries and mines from which was extracted the ore which produced pigments in all the warm hues of the color wheel, I had a substantial artistic link to this region beyond mere love. Susan Vreeland artisticcolorextract share on social
After one hundred days of confinement following a bone marrow transplant, I rejoiced in taking short walks to a nearby park as I was writing 'Girl in Hyacinth Blue.' The uncertainty of my survival made every blade of grass gorgeous in its green intensity, lifting itself up, doing its part to make the world beautiful. Susan Vreeland beautifulbluebone share on social
Art history looks at art works and the people who have created them. Susan Vreeland artcreatehistory Change image and share on social
To feel the grace of God in a painting of the dear, quiet commonness of a domestic interior, or in a landscape, seascape, cityscape, trains us to feel the grace of God in the thing itself in situ. Susan Vreeland cityscapecommonnessdear Change image and share on social
Two of my grandfathers had been artists, lifelong oil painters, so I was exposed to art very young. I've always been interested in it, although I never pursued it as a career or even as an avocation. Susan Vreeland artartistavocation Change image and share on social
Archival and published history does not always record personal relationships of historical figures, so characters must be invented to allow the subject to reveal their interior realm through intimate interaction. Susan Vreeland archivalcharacterfigure share on social
Susan B. Anthony said that the bicycle did more to emancipate women than any other single thing. The bicycle was linked in the psyches of women at that time as a symbol of practical emancipation. Women could go places, wear their skirts shorter to manage the bicycle, and be independent. Susan Vreeland anthonybicycleemancipate share on social
It was only after I began to write fiction that I found a way to connect with painting. Susan Vreeland beginconnectfiction Change image and share on social