2024, Cyanotype, watercolor and ink on paper, 22 x 15 inches

The natural world, found objects, architectural elements, vintage toys, dinnerware and decorative objects, light and shadow are subjects that interest me and function as allegory as I consider the ephemeral nature of beauty, relationships and being and the materiality of cyanotype. I meditate on the shadows in shades of blue, pushing exposures into a serene darkness, the beauty of the blue hour,the deep and captivating Prussian blue color. I work on paper, silk and linen and add color and detail with paint, ink, spray paint, pencil, marker, dry pigments, cold wax and collage elements. I have a large archive of images to choose from when I begin a new piece responding to that moment/time/day creating a unique work. - S. M. Susan Murie is an artist and real estate agent living and working in Boston, MA.