
Suzan Woodruff: Cracks in the Light
Suzan Woodruff's painting series is created through a self-invented and designed "Gravity easel," which though gravitational forces allows control of water and paint, creates echo's and spectacles of nature, fractals and waves, and natural phenomena. Woodruff was born in Phoenix, AZ. From an early age, she began exploring the desert, immersing herself in endless spaces and spectacular natural vistas that would later become essential to her art. She was raised by her gold-prospector grandparents who taught her how to "read" rocks and by her mother, who lived a distinctly Arizona-bohemian lifestyle. She remains an avid hiker, biker, boogie boarder and reader of rocks as well as books. Woodruff received an art scholarship to attend Arizona State University. She soon began exhibiting her work and left Arizona for Los Angeles and New York. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist Bruce Bauman and their two dogs.