SK (Susan) Mabry
2025 Featured Artist
Art on the River is excited to welcome SK, aka Susan, an eclectic artist residing in Port Huron, Michigan whose work exhibits elements of both expressionism and impressionism. Her signature style is painting with select pieces of broken glass or pottery, often with their own shared narrative, instead of a traditional paint brush. "Using glass is tactile for me, expressing beauty from brokenness, layers of our life, the unavoidable shifting of our realities and realms of the Universe even if we attempt to remain perfectly still or avoid change," explains the artist. "I paint with traditional brushes too, but it's not nearly as spiritual. Painting with broken glass is a holy place for me." She intentionally captures the essence of people and events in her life, community and travels to express artistically, but random elements often appear in her works. "Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?" a viewer asked. "Though I will agree that I can see what you see, I don't generally tell you what to see organically appearing in any composition," replies the artist. "Engagement with any art should become personal, creating individual contemplation and emotion for the viewer as it does with the artist."
Applying her work to fashion and accessories has allowed even greater opportunity for the artist to share her talents, optimism, and spiritual messaging with others. Her work has been regularly featured at Weekends in Port Huron, Michigan. She is a member of the St. Clair Art Association, publicist for the Blue Water Art Association, moderator and regular contributor for Blue Water Creatives, and is known for hunting down opportunities for other artists.
SK's credits include recognition for her abstract portrait work, juried exhibitions, multiple design achievements, community art, and two poodles she coparents with her husband, Robert. After attaining a BBA degree in Management and Communications, and working in the health and legal field for decades, art is her entire life, she began observing practicing artists and online masters, past and present, to learn and break their rules and choose her own artistic path and form of expression in 2019.
Applying her work to fashion and accessories has allowed even greater opportunity for the artist to share her talents, optimism, and spiritual messaging with others. Her work has been regularly featured at Weekends in Port Huron, Michigan. She is a member of the St. Clair Art Association, publicist for the Blue Water Art Association, moderator and regular contributor for Blue Water Creatives, and is known for hunting down opportunities for other artists.
SK's credits include recognition for her abstract portrait work, juried exhibitions, multiple design achievements, community art, and two poodles she coparents with her husband, Robert. After attaining a BBA degree in Management and Communications, and working in the health and legal field for decades, art is her entire life, she began observing practicing artists and online masters, past and present, to learn and break their rules and choose her own artistic path and form of expression in 2019.
Featured Artists Paintings of Art on the River
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This is a look back at past Featured Artists paintings.
If you would like a print of these paintings, please contact
[email protected] for more information.
