Susan Maakestad Studio

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Susan Maakestad Studio

Welcome to my new page. Here I will post photos of my paintings, studio and inspiration. Contact me through my website.

03/18/2026

Class starts March 27th! If you've taken a watercolor class in the past and you're curious about this topic, I'd love to have you in class! Details on Shape Shifter's website.

02/05/2026

I got tired of earth colors and black and this is what happened. My final painting of 2025. I don't know what will happen next. Imagine 2: watercolor I used as a source. 3. A painting by John Constable.

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01/29/2026

The last few paintings of 2025 were a little different. Here is one of them along with source images. Oil on canvas 14 x 20'. Watercolor. John Constable 🩷

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12/21/2025

I'm happy my paintings are hung on the same wall with and Elis had a beautiful show here at Spalding Nix Fine Art recently. Check it out on SNFA's website. Scotty is known to me as a landscape painter but recently he's also been painting flowers. This huge show is on view through January 19 in Atlanta.

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12/04/2025

Painting inspiration photos from northern Wisconsin in September when I taught watercolor workshops at the Peninsula School of Art. This year the sky was usually clear and unbelievably blue. Only one problem: I'm inspired by clouds! so I added some photos from my 2023 trip. I 🩷 Lake Michigan.

11/21/2025

Atlanta! Tonight! Big group show at Spalding Nix Fine Art. One of my paintings in the show is New Spring, oil on canvas, 14 x 20". November 21 to January 16.

10/16/2025

There's still work available for sale at the Dixon through Sunday. Help support the Dixon's education department AND area artists! See the final slide for details. Here are a few works that could be yours!
1. My work
2. This watercolor is available
3. oil on paper
4. .foster watercolor
5. acrylic on canvas
6. watercolor & gouache on wood
7. eco print with collage
8. watercolor & gouache
9. Dates and hours

08/22/2025

🩷 PINKS! 🩷 Final two days. And--fair warning--price increase ahead. Stop by Stock & Belle tomorrow or Sunday, August 23 or 24. If you've never been to this shop, you're in for a treat. Thanks to everyone who's already gone downtown to view the show. The work doesn't really feel done until people have seen it in person!

08/20/2025

Now presenting: EARTH COLORS, aka brown! I find they work well with a bit of blue and cobalt violet. As you can tell, I was attracted to that dark diagonal cloud in the source photo. Final days of the show! Sunday August 24th is the last day. And then--heads up--the price increases.

08/16/2025

Believe it or not the first two watercolors were inspired by an 1829 John Constable painting, slide 3. I didn't want to paint the hill so I kept the shape ambiguous. In the installation shot the watercolor on the left is from a different series but I like how it looks with the other two. On view seven days a week through August 24! Go have some fun downtown this weekend!

08/11/2025

Now available online! Check Stock & Belle's website under the Home category. Thanks to for setting this up 🩷

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680 Oakleaf Office Lane
Memphis, TN
38117

Website

http://www.susanmaakestad.com/

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