Susan Greentsein
Greenstein’s watercolors are a visual diary of the cityscapes, intimate vistas and cozy interiors that she frequents. When painting outdoors, she becomes immersed in the life of the location itself. Honking cars, the sun and wind on her face, snippets of conversation—all become woven into her work.
Plein air watercolor painting is distinguished by the challenge to capture the light and essence of a location within a few hours of time. Janet jumps directly into painting on paper without any preliminary sketching of the subject. Loose and fluid brushstrokes are natural and gestural this way. The tension between architectural structures and nature frequently finds their way into the paintings.
Susan Greenstein is a graduate of Pratt Institute and Queens College, and has attended programs at Art New England, Bennington College and Maine College of Art’s Feed Your Soul. Her work can be found in private collections across the US, and she has exhibited extensively in New York City, New Hampshire and Delaware Fine Arts Museum. She is a member-artist of 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. As an art educator, Susan has influenced and mentored many young artists at Brooklyn Friends School and Studio in a School. She presently teaches watercolor to adults at the Art Annex Brooklyn and teaches workshops at Washburn Studios in Saugerties NY. Susan lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
