Exhibition Announcement: Susan Larkin at Opportunities Credit Union
Susan Larkin
Opportunities Credit Union
92 North Avenue
June-August 2009
Susan Larkin’s “Lakeside Landscapes” is on view at Opportunities Credit Union in June through August 2009.
Susan Larkin makes oil and pastel paintings from her home and studio in Isle La Motte. Her subject is the lake and the land that defines this island community and her experience of it.
Larkin moved to Isle La Motte in 2007. Located in a semi-isolated corner of Lake Champlain, the small island community has a rich and complex history. It was the first place Samuel de Champlain landed when he came to what is now the United States and the site of a 17th century French fort dedicated to St. Anne which is now a religious site. With fewer than five hundred people living on eight square miles of land, the island retains its rural character and extraordinary natural beauty.
Larkin’s paintings are the result of her dialogue with the natural world. As she goes about her life on the island—walking the dog or running errands—the beauty of the land and her mood come together in a visceral moment that she documents with a quick sketch or a photograph. In her studio, she recreates these moments with a Cézannist approach to painting: a playful use of color and an application of natural abstraction that speaks to human visual perception. Her goal is not accurate rendition, but to capture the veracity of the moment. The ten paintings in this exhibition are a sampling of this work.
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About Opportunities Credit Union
Opportunities shows work by local artists at their branch at 92 North Avenue on the corner of North Street and North Avenue, across from Burlington College. Past artists have included Elizabeth Cleary, Gillian Klein, and Karen Geiger. The branch is open Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 5PM and Friday from 9AM to 6PM. Opportunities Credit Union is Vermont’s only regulated financial institution dedicated to serving the emerging markets of low-wealth individuals. Opportunities brings a full range of financial services to all. We turn hope into opportunity while creating wealth and enriching lives and communities.
About Kasini House
Kasini House is a dynamic creative enterprise that seeks to make contemporary art and culture work. Kasini House Gallery presents work by a range of contemporary artists. They produce art events such as First Friday Art Walk in Burlington, Vermont. Kasini House Books publishes titles on contemporary art and culture. We also publishing three periodicals: Art Map Burlington, Vermont Contemporary Art Annual, and Vermont Art Guide, the state’s most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to contemporary art. Kasini House Artshop sells art, art products, and books in our online artshop, at events, and (starting in 2009) at our location in Montreal. Kasini House Printshop operates an on-demand printshop in Montreal that specialize in books, greeting cards, posters, postcards, and other products. Kasini House provides a range of consulting, media, and creative services to a variety of clients.