SUZY PFEIFER

According to Picasso, the chief enemy of creativity is “good sense.”  For many years, I embraced “good sense.”  Now,  Ihave the good fortune…and good sense… to embrace creativity.

I have always loved making things…changing things…moving things…finding things…collecting things…getting ideas.  At some point, I began seeing how they could connect...or how they could “play” together.  It is so much fun to be an artist.  I love starting with an idea and seeing where it can go.  The world today often makes little sense, but art can bring peace and beauty and new adventure.

Trying something new can be a bit terrifying; but excitement and terror are the same physical emotion.  My mantra hangs in my studio:  “It doesn’t work to play it safe.” Playing it safe is really boring…and I don’t want to be bored.

The “rules” I now live by in my life as an artist:

o Keep asking the questionso One’s surroundings can always be beautiful

o Inspiration exists everywhereo Art is the answer.

My influences and loves:

o Willem de Kooningo Banksyo Jackson Pollocko Jim Dineo Vincent Van Gogh 

o Every artist who has the courage to share his/her vision and talent

My work: assemblage art, acrylic painting, abstract expressionism, and mixed media.

My work has been purchased by Terry Lacy (well-known Indiana artist), O’Connor Connective Inc. (Green Bay), and others who collect original: Chris Style (Green Bay artist), Bonnie De Arteaga (Milwaukee Artist).

I am a founder of Blue Door Artworks (Green Bay).

My work has appeared in the galleries at Peninsula School of Art (Fish Creek), The Artless Bastard (Green Bay), the Art Garage (Green Bay), Ladybug Gallery (Algoma), the Flying Pig (Algoma).

I am a graduate of Indiana University.

I work in Green Bay, WI.