“Mara Muse” SOLD

From the kitchen of our boat!
“Mara Muse” 🔴

This paintinghas since Sold. 🔴 “Mara Muse”. I have been trying to capture the view from the aft deck of our houseboat for 8 years. That’s how long we’ve owned our boat. I think that I succeeded today! Yay! I have made several attempts but this one makes my heart sing. See me smile. Funny something that is so near and dear can be so difficult to duplicate. But not today. I started and finished this painting in one day. Yes, you read that correctly, one day. I found the zone. Nothing feels better to an artist than that zone. Trust me.

“Mara Muse” Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 16″ x 20″ gallery wrapped canvas. Asking $250.00 cdn plus shipping.


The making of “Day’s Eye” 🔴

The David Oakes photo. Thank you!

The beginning, ruffing in, from nothing to something!
Oh no! Lots of petals!
Adding depth
Layers and layers
Day’s Eye 🔴

Update, this painting has SOLD. Thank you Gayle and Rick.  The making of “Day’s Eye”. From the David Oakes photo to the completed painting.

Thank you again to David for kindly giving me permission to use his beautiful photo.

At one stage of this painting I had to wonder, “What was I thinking?”. There were a lot of petals and a lot of layers. But I persevered and I am very happy that I did.

Thank you for stopping by and having a look.

Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 20″ x 20″ gallery canvas. Asking $250.00 cdn plus shipping.


Labor of love. “Day’s Eye”

Day’s Eye 🔴 SOLD

“Day’s Eye”. This latest painting has been a labor of love. Memories of our youngest son’s life and loss kept me going on this one. I needed an out and the best way for me to accomplish that is paint, to escape. Go to my happy place. For HOURS!! Or wallow, and I don’t do that.

Also, for those of you that haven’t figured it out yet, I love flowers. Once upon a time I was a florist and designer extraordinaire.

For the photo credit I would like to thank, photographer and friend David Oakes. He very kindly gave me permission to use his photo of these glorious daisy’s.  Thank you David.

Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 20″ x 20″ gallery wrapped canvas. Asking $250 cdn plus shipping.


“The Sun and Moon” Sold 🔴

Sold 🔴 “The Sun and Moon.” Or El sol y la luna. The latest painting drying on my easel. One of my favorite places is Zihuatanejo Mexico. A fishing village on the Pacific coast. This painting is my depiction of two Zihua fishing boats, known as pangas, resting at anchor. Normally at the end of the day these boats are hauled up onto the beach. But I wanted to show how beautiful the water is so my boats are at anchor. I have painted many boats without issue but these two started out a bit wonky. I am pretty sure I fixed that. And before anyone mentions it, yes I broke a rule and placed the boats dead centre!! No rule of thirds in this one. It’s about the colors, ocean, and boats. My loves.

Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 16″ x 20″ gallery wrapped canvas. Asking $225.00 cdn. Plus shipping.  If you are interested please email sfeniakart@gmail.com


“Summery Show”

Summery Show

I am pleased to share with you the latest painting from my easel,  “Summery Show”.

What other flower, other than perhaps sunflowers, brighten anyone’s flower garden? Rudbeckia of course! Also know as Black Eyed Susan’s.

Here I have enjoyed showing off the beauty of what some would consider an old fashioned garden favorite. In my world they are a standard for any garden. They were always in mine.

This painting is all about the showy blooms. I treated the foliage as a minor player, lacking detail.

Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 20″ x 24″ gallery wrapped canvas,  painted on all sides. Asking $350.00 cdn  not including shipping. If you are interested in “Summery Show” or any of my other works my email address is: sfeniakart@gmail.com

Thank you taking the time to read this blog.


New W.I.P. Summer Flowers

A new painting in progress on my easel. It was 40C here today so I am having to use Goldens Retarder to keep my acrylic paints from drying on my palette. There are once again visible wildfires burning near us and smoke fills the air. The predicted cooler temperatures later this week and perhaps a bit of rain will ease our concerns. In the meantime summer flowers continue to bloom seemingly unconcerned be everything else happening in our world. I am always inspired by that and their beauty.

This is a work in progress. Artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 20″ x 24″ gallery wrapped canvas.


If you appreciate original art….

Mr. Heron 12″ x 24″ $200.00
Raven Trail Autumn 16″ x 20″ $250.00
Crescendo 24″ x 24″ $375.00
Pond Beauties 18″ x 24″ $300.00
Let Fly 16″ x 16″ $125.00
Radiant Vista 18″ x 24″ $250.00
Daffodilicious 16″ x 16″ $125.00
Sunny Disposition 20″ x 20″ $250.00

If you appreciate original art here are some of the paintings that I have available. If you are interested my email address is sfeniakart@gmail.com The paintings are all original, there will be no prints or copies of them. The price does not include shipping that will be extra.

Art from the heart! Cheers Susan Feniak


“Mr. Heron” SOLD

Meet “Mr. Heron”. He is a neighbor of ours at Three Buoys Marina in Sicamous. I probably do a portrait of him once a year. Sometimes more, sometimes none. He inspires me. What can I say? The photos aren’t exactly in the right order but I am pretty sure they will give the gist of my process.

When I come up with a better title you will be the first to know. In the meantime I hope you enjoy meeting Mr. Heron, again. If you have any comments or are interested in owning Mr. Heron, the painting, please feel free to email me at sfeniakart@gmail.com

“Mr. Heron” is acrylic on a 12″ x 24″ gallery canvas. SOLD 🔴 Asking $200.00 cdn plus shipping. Artist Susan Feniak.


A revision and a reminder…

Raven Trail Autumn 2018
Raven Trail Autumn 2024
A reminder…

This time I have a revision of a painting that I did back in 2018 to share with you. I was never particularly happy with “Raven Trail Autumn” but at the time I decided to leave it alone. Every time I looked at it I wanted to do something to it but was never sure what. The boardwalk bothered me and the lake in the distance did too. So this week I finally put Raven Trail Autumn back on my easel and had a go at changing it. Hopefully for the better. As you can see I posted the 2018 version on top and the 2024 revision bellow it.

The reminder is for the upcoming annual July long weekend Art Show and Sale at the Red Barn in Sicamous. Please, if you are in the area, drop by and visit the show. We have a lot of very talented people in our neck of the woods. I will be volunteering at the show daily from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and I will have four of my bigger paintings available along with a table of my smaller paintings and “one of a kind” cards for sale.

“Raven Trail Autumn”, artist Susan Feniak. Acrylic on a 16″ x 20″ gallery canvas. Asking $250.00 cdn plus shipping


Art Show coming up…

Pond Beauties
Let Fly
Shuswap Serenity
Crescendo

The 45th annual Summer Arts and Crafts Show is coming up. These are the paintings that I have entered into the show. They are all for sale.  I will also have a table with some smaller paintings and “one of a kind” cards.  The show starts with a meet the artist evening on Thursday June 27th 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.  and continues from June 28th through July 1st 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. This year the show is returning to the Red Barn Arts Centre on Riverside Ave in Sicamous. I will be volunteering 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily. I hope to see you there. Cheers Susan