Susanne Woodward

 Although my paintings were not selected for this year’s Gold Medal Exhibition, I’m honored that my work will still be included in the Scarab Club’s Annual Book for their 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition . Each artist who submitted to this longstanding Detroit exhibition will be featured in the printed annual — a beautiful way the Scarab Club continues to support and recognize the creative work of its members. I'm grateful to be part of this community and appreciate the thoughtful feedback shared by the juror, Kim Fay, whose curatorial vision shaped this year’s show. I’ll be picking up my copy of the Annual Book when it’s ready, and I look forward to seeing the work of fellow members in print. The Veil Between The Green Queen ✨ Reflections on The Veil Between and The Green Queen While these two paintings — The Veil Between and The Green Queen — weren’t selected for the 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Scarab Club, I’m still grateful they will appear in the Scarab ...

My work lives in the space between observation and imagination. I use egg tempera to build portraits that feel both personal and archetypal — like people you’ve seen before but can’t quite place. I’m drawn to stillness, to expression that lingers rather than declares. In each painting, I’m asking how much can be said with very little. Often, the answer is found in the eyes, or the space between them.