SUE DIRKSEN (1941-2021). Abstract Expressionist Painting, Sun Valley #3, 1989, 8-1/2" x 11-3/4" sight size acrylic and watercolor on paper (framed size: 10-1/2" x 13-1/2") signed/dated/titled on the back. Provenance: Ota House, Marina Del Rey, California. To see the signature you have to remove the piece from the frame. We did so and have posted photos. As a comparison we found a piece in approximately the same size range for $750.00. See photograph 6 as comparison. The artist's work's that are larger are many thousands of dollars. Sue Dirksen was born in 1941 and grew up in the Bay Area. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and went on to earn her MFA from UCLA. During the two decades she spent in the LA art scene, she became lifelong friends with artists Ed Moses, Tony Berlant, and Gwynn Murrill, among many others. During a stay in Japan, Sue studied under a sumi-e master who taught her to empty herself of the external world and focus on the perfection of the brushstroke, repeating it until she caught its essence. Both her life and work were deeply influenced by the natural world and Buddhist philosophy, and later in her life, she was ordained as a Buddhist nun. Sue’s artistic practice was about conveying the vibration of light through color. As she said: “When painting I allow intuition to guide me and use the brush as an extension of my arm — to bring forth luminosity and potently-hued energy.” Her works pulsate when experienced from different points of view, and the vibrancy they transmit is indicative of the passion that drove her life. Sue’s paintings and watercolors have been exhibited throughout the United States, Germany, and Japan, and are included in numerous public and private collections worldwide. Source: Askart; The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art EDUCATION M.A. (Fine Arts-Painting) University of California, Los Angeles, CA B.A. (Art) University of California, Berkeley, California (After Universities) Independent studies and residencies in Japan, Spain, Germany, England, Iran, Mexico, and Burma. MAJOR EXHIBITIONS 2021 Sue Dirksen: Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 2019 Sue Dirksen — Light Vibrations, Felix Kulpa II, Santa Cruz, CA 2018 Sue Dirksen: Now Or Never, SCAPE: Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions, Corona del Mar, CA 2014 Sue Dirksen: Portals of a Changing Light, SCAPE: Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions, Corona del Mar, CA 2013 Sue Dirksen: Yelapa Series, SCAPE: Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions, Corona del Mar, CA 2011 Sue Dirksen – New Paintings, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2009 “Meditations,” Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA 2005 Takada Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 Obsessive Meditation, Takada, San Francisco, CA 1998 Grey Gear Modern, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA 1995 “Meditations,” University of Judaism, L.A., CA 1993 Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1991 Lone Pine Gallery, Irvine, CA 1990 Laden Fur Nichts, West Berlin, Germany Im Dreieck Gallery, East Berlin, Germany 1984 Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1982 Mount St. Mary's, Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Catalogue) Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1980 Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1979 Pepperdine University Art Gallery, Malibu, CA 1978 ARTSPACE, Los Angeles, CA 1966 Dixon Art Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Aero Jet Corporation, La Jolla, CA Bank of America, CA Cal State University, Fullerton, CA Century City Corporation, Century City, CA Columbia Savings, Beverly Hills, CA Christophe deMenil, New York, NY. Kokusai Kanko Co, Sapporo City, Japan University of California, Los Angeles, CA Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. Security Pacific Collection, Los Angeles, CA United Arab Emirate Embassy, Baltimore, Maryland Nationwide Savings Collection, Beverly Hills, CA Nikko Hotels, Japan Source: Website of the artist

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