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Susan Hickman     8842 Douglas Circle       Helena, Montana 59602

Purchase Information:     Prices for paintings include shipping within the United States except for Hawaii and Alaska.  Contact me to make arrangements for purchase. Payment is requested by  certified check, money order, or pay pal.  Paintings will be shipped within two days of receipt of payment. Shipping information will be sent to the customer immediately via E Mail.   If the painting does not meet your approval, you can return it for full refund if you contact me within two days after you receive it.  I paint with acrylic paints. Most of the paintings are on stretched canvas, some are on board panels and a few are on paper. Some are framed.  I will be happy to supply you with information about any piece you may be interested in.

Artist Statement:     In 1997,  I chose Helena, Montana, to be my permanent home after moving thirty-seven times because both my father and husband were in military professions.  I hold masters degrees in art from Northern Arizona University and in counseling from Troy State, Alabama. I retired from counseling so I can devote my time to my art.  I started creating art with crayons on walls at age two and had my first show of paintings at age thirteen.

People call my work channeling, metaphysical, spiritual , New Age, or just say "I like the colors".  If it effects you in a positive way, I am grateful and happy to share. I have an intuitive approach to painting.  I start applying paint and watch for suggestions of images to appear.  I enjoy the surprise of discovery as I free associate with line, color, patterns and the visual energy created as forms move through space.  The only criteria I set for myself, is to paint positive images that uplift and entertain my spirit.  Therefore, when people ask me to label my style, I call it "spirit art."  

 I usually don't know what a painting is about until it is nearly done. The names I give to paintings give hints to my interpretations.  However, I encourage the viewers to project their ideas on to my art and claim personal meanings of their own.  Often, the paintings have no literal  meaning for me.  I see them as places for meditative, visual exploration and retreat.

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