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Susan Detroy, Artist

Visual Storyteller, Welcome to 50 Years of Art Creating

All Galleries A Lifetime of Art > Current Artwork Portrait of a Woman Legacy Project > Portrait of a Woman Legacy Project 2015-2024

Portrait of a Woman Legacy Project 2015-2024

Symbolic art rich with feelings and emotions portraying feminine characters echoing primitive ancient beings within the natural world. Female personae representing iconic figures. 2015-2024

Artwork in the project can be produced as prints and cards. Print price range $100-800
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Tree Dreaming

We are forever melded with nature. sldetroy(c)2019

Beholders Eye

Created as part of abstracted portrait series.

A River Runs Through Me

I am river.
(c)sldetroy2017

The Sky Feeds Me (bnw)

Indeed I am kept alive by nature's gifts. (c)sldetroy2017

Fury Has It

Fury can be the instigator or the way to no where. (c)sldetroy2019

Blue.Period.

Interwoven with plant she is part of earth. sldetroy2019

Life can be Complicated

And not
(c)sldetroy2018

Where There Is Smoke

Double meanings
It can be smokey in the valley and where there is smoke there is fire in politics.
(c)sldetroy2018

Movement

Inspired by sculpture during "Bridges" installations. (c)sldetroy2018

Broken

Create as part of an abstracted portrait series

Borders

Inspired by thoughts about immigration, ancestry and an on line challenge using AddLibs
(c)sldetroy2018

Hidden

Inside each of us we are whole.
sldetroy(c)2018

Within

I am absorbed by trees. sldetroy(c)2018

Looking Up

Sometimes looking up gives guidance. sldetroy(c)2018

Secrets

Hiding from my own secrets sldetroy(c)2018

Sweetest of Dreams

Dreams give a gift of holding. sldetroy(c)2018

I Tried

I tried to make it fit. It did not. sldetroy(c)2018

Life in Pieces

It is a life. The pieces make it whole. sldetroy(c)2018

Celestial Body's Twin

A twin to Celestial Body. The flip side of the planetary ride. sldetroy(c)2019

Wild Times #2

More
Summertime adventures with outdoor settings and self portraits.
(c) sldetroy

The Stream of Life

Using abstract painting created in the 90's I blended with my own image. sldetroy(c)2018

The Beginning

This image created just before the Oregon fires. I was thinking about the beginning of Fall season in a Pandemic. (c)sldetroy2020

The Path

In mid summer I was walking with a friend and feeling nostalgic for days past. (c)sldetroy2020

Brighter

Feeling the bright sun
sldetroy(c)2018

In Many Pieces

Women often feel we are scattered into pieces with the pressures of living. We are strong and can pull ourselves into whole. (c)sldetroy2019

The Grasses

The grasses at the refuge become me. sldetroy(c)2018

Peacock Life

We can care for our looks too much (c)sldetroy2019

The Greater Sky

We are part of beautiful planet. Sky and clouds are a never ending inspiration. (c)sldetroy2019

Spring Eternal

Spring stays inside waiting for her chance to show herself. sldetroy(c)2018

My Life as a Drawing

I am drawn to be art. sldetroy(c)2018

Smokey Days

Smoke covers the valley and fogs my mind.
(c)sldetroy2017

And Just Then

A quieter image of leaf and woman. (c)sldetroy2019

Bits and Pieces

Having clarity in the midst of what feels cluttered can be challenging. Breathing helps. (c)2019sldetroy

Flying

Dreaming of flying can have meaning. Our dreams evolve and change with the changes of who we are. sldetroy(c)2019

Layers

I am ever deepening.
(c)sldetroy2017

Crossed

My life is a pattern of crossed paths. sldetroy(c)2018

Weathered

The winds are strong and we are marked by the wind. sldetroy(c)2020

The Mask

One mask might be as good as any.
sldetroy(c)2018

Dispersed

This new work created in 2023 features multiple digital techniques. The pieces available is a print, small and large.

Floral Love

In our gorgeous world flowers are a forever gift. We are lifted by their diversity. (c)sldetroy2019

Florals

Blended image

Broken Shadow

My shadow is with me.
sldetroy(c)2018

Broken

Overseeing the beauty
sldetroy(c)2019

Watching

At the top of the ridge I pause
sldetroy(c)2018

Blue Surfaces

Blue has been an important color to me throughout my life. I feel a connection to so many of its hues. sldetroy(c)2019

Watching

I can find my way if I watch where I am going. sldetroy(c)2018

Heart - Mind

Memories of my dearest Terrier float across my mind. sldetroy(c)2019

Patterns from Childhood

The patterns here remind me of the curtains in my childhood home. sldetroy(c)2018

Deeply Embedded

The forests where I walk keep me sane. sldetroy(c)2018

Through My Eyes

As a visual artist I must remember the gift of sight. All I create I do with my eyes. Sldetroy(c)2019

Shadow

A bit of mystery in a shadow and using a sunflower for inspiration. sldetroy(c)2019

Forthright

Strength and the color blue define this image for me. sldetroy(c)2018

Let There Be Light

Fall light is superb at the Fern Ridge Reservoir. sldetroy(c)2018

Clouded Judgement

We can be fooled for a while. But not for long. sldetroy(c)2018

Still in This Place

I am alive. Still in this place. Making art. sldetroy(c)2018

Revisiting the Past Happy Mode

Visiting with my past selves and my wee doglet. (c)sldetroy2015-18

Looking for an Answer

I am looking for answers and then I could stop. sldetroy(c)2018

Straight Forward

Looking directly, can we see into one another? (c)sldetroy2019

The Sky is in Me

I am in love with the Sky.
sldetroy(c)2018

EnLightening My Mind

The job of self reflection.(c)sldetroy2017

Just Before

Just before this moment I was thinking about another time. sldetroy(c)2018

That Flower on my Mind

Flowers are a gift.
sldetroy(c)2018

Knowing

Sometime we know clearly out path.
(c)sldetroy2017

She is a Painting

Deeply melded to flower and earth with so much blue. sldetroy(c)2020

Grief Becomes Me

Grief has been resting on my shoulders a few years.
(c)sldetroy2017

My City, My Place

All this I see and I am.
(c)sldetroy2017

Seeking Flight

Always looking and finding sldetroy(c)2018

Brighter Than Imagines

We are all connected to to the earth. Some of us find a bright and strong influence. sldetroy(c)2020

A Softening

Softer we can be.
sldetroy(c)2018

I Can See More Than Expected

Geometric shapes can take over sldetroy(c)2018

Floral Happiness

I adore flowers and their gift.
sldetroy(c)2018

Sinking Into Sky

How far we can disappear
(c)sldetroy2017

Melting

Somedays our resolve can melt. sldetroy(c)2018

My Life as a Painting

I am a painting in progress. sldetroy(c)2018

Just me in here

We are only who we are.
sldetroy(c)2018

More Blue

Yes so much blue.
sldetroy(c)2018

Textured

Each of us has many parts, some of them are visible only through a textured mask.
sldetroy(c)2019

Thoughts

A contemplative and thoughtful feel
sldetroy(c)2018

Then and Now

Life moves along changing us. (c)sldetroy2017

Spring

The joy of first flowers. Exciting
sldetroy(c)2018

I Am The Season

One of the first images for Portrait of a Woman. I become trees.
(c)sldetroy2017

More Quiet

More Quiet please
We need it.

I Am

First double image and the birth of Portrait of a Woman
(c)sldetroy2017

I am more than one

We have multiple ways of being.
sldetroy(c)2018

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