J Susan Aitken
Aitken Art Joins the Bard
Why, yes! My art is in esteemed company. In the month of August, while my latest art exhibit is on display, the Michigan Shakespeare...
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J Susan Aitken
Jun 29, 2019
New Piece in Progress
I am finally getting around to sharing some recent work with you! The oil painting at the right is one of my newest pieces. The painting...
J Susan Aitken
Apr 12, 2019
Arts for the Spirit
Arts for the Spirit is a program of rotating art exhibitions that has been implemented in the Beaumont Hospitals in Southeast Michigan....
J Susan Aitken
Mar 27, 2019
Solo Show Wrap-Up
As you are reading this, Fusion of Light & Color: A Stained Glass Inspiration is being dismantled and boxed up! It was displayed...
J Susan Aitken
Feb 10, 2019
Window of my Studio
What is your preferred atmosphere to work in? I love being in and painting in my studio. It's not large or fancy, but I have everything I...
J Susan Aitken
Jan 30, 2019
Creation Inspires Creation
Snow is piled up outside and the wind bites at our cheeks, but inside my studio I experience the best of two worlds. It's warm and cozy...
J Susan Aitken
Nov 4, 2018
Clouds, Color & Coffee
You might recognize these walls if the Coffee Bean in Plymouth is one of your haunts. Today was the day I put up a collection of my...
J Susan Aitken
May 24, 2018
Charleston Adventure
My Charleston adventure has begun! As planned, the Flex was stuffed to the hilt complete with carrier on top. I found a My First Art Fair...
J Susan Aitken
May 18, 2018
Aitken Art Goes to Charleston
JS Aitken blogs about preparing for first art festival - the Charleston-Mt. Pleasant Art Festival and posts her new oil painting "Jasmi
J Susan Aitken
May 3, 2018
Gargoyle Fun
Susan Aitken is creating a series of stained glass style oil paintings with gargoyles. Read more about gargoyles and her new work!
J Susan Aitken
Apr 6, 2018
Joyful Painting
Happy Friday everyone! I was out of town this past week, visiting parents in New Jersey, and was able to put the final touches on two...
J Susan Aitken
Mar 29, 2018
Meet Crimson Pop
Happy Spring! Now that it's official we need the weather to cooperate. Perhaps before Easter? At least do away with the patches of...
J Susan Aitken
Mar 22, 2018
Finishing Touch
It's always fun when something you have ordered arrives on your doorstep - isn't online ordering great? Well, yesterday's truck brought...
J Susan Aitken
Mar 15, 2018
Inspiration
...Other paintings have more direct connections to my personal experiences and are more intentional. For example, Tranquil Garden is inspire
J Susan Aitken
Mar 8, 2018
Hooked on Flowers
It's a rare person who doesn't love a beautiful flower - and they certainly abound in the wonderful world of nature. Very soon (March...
J Susan Aitken
Mar 2, 2018
Frogoyle visits Madonna
Well, we can always hope that the March idiom "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" stays true to form, since the lion part...
J Susan Aitken
Feb 15, 2018
Countdown to Spring
A touch of spring for those of us who have seen too much white, not enough sun, and just need a little green! Spring is officially only...
J Susan Aitken
Feb 8, 2018
Introducing the Frogoyle
Frogoyle: Escape from Washington Cathedral (18 x 24", oil on canvas) has just hopped off the easel. Fun for me was the frogoyle, inspired...
J Susan Aitken
Feb 1, 2018
Name that Painting
Happy first day of February! This is the newest painting from the JS Aitken studio, which is somewhat of an experiment. I wanted see how...
J Susan Aitken
Oct 31, 2017
In the beginning...
So here I am, at the beginning! Not a bad place to be, really. In the spirit of introduction, I could label myself as wife, mother of...
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