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portfolio • 9 As a child, Susan Eyer-A nderson was intrigued with painting, so much so that she would sneak into the garage and watch her father paint for hours. e family garage was her father's sanctuar y, a quiet place to retire aer working long hours during the week as manager of a silkscreen plant in Los A ngeles, California. "He would come home understandably moody and tired and would disappear for hours to seek solitude and solace," says Eyer-A nderson. W hile her three siblings steered clear of the space, she was too enthralled by the work he did to stay away. "I was fascinated and would sneak in and watch him, knowing that he really wanted his privacy, but I couldn't help it," she COVER ARTIST SUSAN EYER-ANDERSON For more information on cover artist Susan Eyer-Anderson visit www.susaneyeranderson.com Congratulations to Susan Eyer-Anderson for being our 2023 Portfolio cover artist! says. It didn't take much for her father to indulge her intrigue. "Once he realized I wasn't going any where and was keeping ver y quiet, he would set up a small canvas and thus began my education," she says. Susan's parents were professional artists; her mother was a portrait painter, and her father was a landscape artist. Both graduated from the A rt Center in Pasadena. "I absorbed most of what I know from them," she says. "I actually learned about color theor y at a ver y early age. I was painting and drawing before I could read or write, maybe even talk," she mused. Aside from some amazing junior high and high school art teachers, Susan credits her parents for her artistic talent. "Pre y much ever ything I know about art came from watching my mother and father paint," says Susan. Inspiration Photo of an Andalusian stallion taken by Karen Broemmelsick. Cover Artwork: Susan Eyer-Anderson - Maestro • 20" x 16" Oil on Linen "I grew up watching my parents struggle with commercial art deadlines and headaches. I chose a different path, says Eyer-A nderson. She aended veterinar y school at Washington State University, graduated in 1990, and has been a practicing veterinarian for 31 years. "Lile did I know that my education would help with my equine and other animal anatomy for painting," she says. Eyer-A nderson's cover art, "Maestro," was inspired by a photo of an A ndalusian stallion taken by Karen Broemmelsick. She modified his face and cheek and slightly changed the shape of his head, giving him more of a wild Mustang look. "e name Maestro came from the thought "Leader of the Band " as he has a lile bit of a defiant look about him," she says. Welcome to Western Art Week Charlie's March Roundup The C.M. Russell Museum | 400 13th St N The Newberry | 420 Central Ave Out West Art Show & Sale Heritage Inn | 1700 Fox Farm Dr Montana Watercolor Society Art Show Heritage Inn | 1700 Fox Farm Dr Footprints On The Trail Art Show and Sale Holiday Inn Great Falls Convention Center | 1100 5th St S The Great Western Show Montana ExpoPark | 400 3rd St NW Celebration of Native Plains Artists Montana ExpoPark | 400 3rd St NW Best of the West Art Show Montana ExpoPark | 400 3rd St NW Legends West Art Show Montana ExpoPark | 400 3rd St NW Great Falls Gun and Western Show Montana ExpoPark | 400 3rd St NW First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park Annual Art Exhibit and Sale First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park 342 Ulm-Vaughn Road, Ulm, Montana Wild Bunch Art Show Great Falls Hampton Inn | 2301 14th St SW Arvon Western Art Show Dark Horse Wine Snug | 116 1st Ave S Moqui Trading Co. Show Dark Horse Wine Snug | 116 1st Ave S Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art 1400 1st Ave N Missouri Falls Fine Arts Show Gibson Room, Civic Center | 2 Park Dr S Studio 706 Artists Guild Spring Show Gibson Room, Civic Center | 2 Park Dr S March in Montana Fine Art and Auction Great Falls Elks Lodge #214 | 500 1st Ave S Advertiser Index TABLE OF CONTENTS: PAGE 10 PAGE 12 PAGE 16 PAGE 22 PAGE 28 PAGE 34 PAGE 36 PAGE 40 PAGE 43 PAGE 44 PAGE 44 PAGE 46 PAGE 47 PAGE 48 PAGE 50 PAGE 51 PAGE 24 PAGE 52 PAGE 58

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