Fear, destruction and decay, but also strength are recurring themes in the paintings of Susanne de Vries. For each painting she chooses a limited and balanced color palette, so that her works radiate harmony and tranquility. She deliberately analyzes her subject in form, light and shadow in order to depict the essence of her subject. She mostly works in oils, sometimes in acrylics and nowadays also in gouache and watercolors. She has a fascination with architectural structures. These could just as well be the luxurious apartment buildings on South Axis of Amsterdam; details of dilapidated structures or the shattered beauty of ancient cities and buildings that are in danger of disappearing from the face of the earth. With a painter’s eye she registers the beauty of both strength and upheaval.
www.ftn-books.com has an important de Vries publication now available.
