P a s t e l s b y S u s a n
About Susan
A b o u t S u s a n
Susan's pastels are available for sale. Please send all inquiries to Susan via email
Susan gathers inspiration from the human form and from nature. In the following words she describes her artistic expression.
“I love color. When I see color it looks delicious. It excites me and delights me. Painting for me is a dance with color. It is spontaneous and passionate. It is a great source of pleasure for me. Playing as a child comes the closest to how I feel when I paint. I am so lost in timelessness and thoroughly absorbed, that all else in my life becomes suspended. I transcend all responsibility and experience the dynamic force of creation.”
"Old Home Days" is an award winning painting shown at the VT Pastel Society's juried exhibit in the Governor's Office in Montpelier, December, 2010.Susan Grimaldi is a member of the Choctaw Nation and has been working as a practicing shaman for 35 years.
As a Field Associate for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, she has produced two videos and one audio CD.
Susan recently retired as the Vice President of the non-profit foundation, Native Cultural Alliance, which provides educational programs and health supplies to a district in the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forrest and you can see the strong influence of the rain forest in her artwork.
For more information on her shamanic work, you are cordially invited to visit her web site at: www.susangrimaldi.com
Her healing philosophy is nicely expressed in this brief poem:
People tell me of their suffering.
I listen closely.
While drumming,
I seek a vision of their healing.
Working with guidance,
I seek a wholeness for their soul.
