Suzan Frecon, Visiting Artist Lecture 2011

Addressing an audience at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, artist Suzan Frecon details the meticulous process that she uses to create her oil paintings and watercolors, which are characterized by careful attention to composition and exacting grinding and mixing of pigments with oil to achieve a precise level of opacity and sheen. The speaker also discusses the importance of experiencing works of art in natural light as illustrated in her installations, which are hung to her exacting specifications wherever possible. The art of other artists and other cultures are mentioned as sources of inspiration.