I am donating proceeds from the sale of this maritime cyanotype work for the new home of mmpagallery Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland. Yes, that’s right, MMPA is purchasing a larger space in Portland to bring you more artists, artwork, books, exhibitions, events, collaborations. I will personally deliver if you are in the Boston area. Shipping is no additional cost in the US. Please contact for more details. - Susan Murie

The natural world, found objects, architectural elements, vintage toys, dinnerware and decorative objects, light and shadow are subjects that interest me and function as allegory as I consider the ephemeral nature of beauty, relationships and being and the materiality of cyanotype. I meditate on the shadows in shades of blue, pushing exposures into a serene darkness, the beauty of the blue hour,the deep and captivating Prussian blue color. I work on paper, silk and linen and add color and detail with paint, ink, spray paint, pencil, marker, dry pigments, cold wax and collage elements. I have a large archive of images to choose from when I begin a new piece responding to that moment/time/day creating a unique work. - S. M.

Susan Murie is an artist living and working in Boston, MA.
Her work is in collections at Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collections, The City of Somerville, Raffles Hotel Boston, Bellagio Hotel Las Vegas, Ritz Carlton, San Francisco and private collections in the US and Europe.