emotional topography series
Emotional Topography’ describes a recent abstract series in which I rely on the sure solidity of the land and its processes as a linked counterbalance that allows emotion to flow onto canvas.
As a former geologist, I spent long hours in remote wilderness settings, where I developed a strong respect for how mystery and beauty combine in both the human and natural worlds. This curiosity spurred further schooling and a degree from the San Francisco Art Institute where I pursued my own imagery and abstract expressionist tendencies.
These oil paintings are filled with passion, vulnerability, trust, and exploration.
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WebMemoryofAdaptation.jpg "memory of adaptation, oil on canvas, 40" x 60"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WebSnowSumac.jpg "snow and sumac, oil on canvas, 60" x 36"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WebDanube.jpg "danube, oil on canvas, 40" x 40"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WebCoralroot-1.jpg "coralroot, oil on canvas, 32" x 48"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WebTheCreekJumpedItsBank.jpg "the creek Jumped its bank, oil on canvas, 36" x 60"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WebAlpine.jpg "alpine, oil on canvas, 60" x 40"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WebAdaptation.jpg "adaptation, oil on canvas, oil on canvas, 40" x 67"")
![](https://susandouglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WebPremonition.jpg "premonition, oil on canvas, 60" x 36"")