2023, Cyanotype, ink, watercolor, pencil and cyanotype on gampi paper, 22x15 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.