(Chelsea Update would like to thank Shawn Personke for the information in this story.)
The annual Harvest Art Market will take place on Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Silver Maples of Chelsea where more than 25 artists will have pieces for sale.
Featured artist: Susan Falcone
Susan Falcone, an Ann Arbor native, has been a naturalist and painter since childhood…her first word was “bird.” Her watercolors of birds, small mammals, wildflowers and insects reflect her lifelong research, observations and field studies of nature. Her subjects are portrayed within a small part of their natural environment, focusing on composition, color, and shape. All of her paintings begin with field sketching and studying her subject in its natural habitat.
Susan’s award-winning works are painted mainly using a technique called “glazing,” numerous transparent layers of pigment, which produces the resulting glowing colors. Of special interest to her are the songbirds and marsh birds, particularly herons, which frequent southeast Michigan, including her own rural property on Frains Lake, where she provides diverse habitats for local wildlife, and where plantings of native wildflowers attract songbirds, hummingbirds, and butterflies.
Susan contributes many of her works to habitat, wildlife, and charitable organizations for fundraising, and is often a guest artist at these events. Her illustrations appear in nature-oriented publications, and her original work can be found in national and international private and corporate collections. Susan lives outside Ann Arbor with her husband Tom McClanahan.
