Cascade Mary Syring Pairing an unexpected animal with

Pairing an unexpected animal with an image from the echelons of past society creates a visual paradox that inadvertently“humanizes” the portraiture and often makes people smile

Ouisse ridicules humanity for its vanity through symbolism inspired by politics

although the landlady sometimes sends her servant into his room with food

and the light and delicate use of the brushstrokes suggest a sense of beauty and delicacy in the figure

Cascade Mary Syring Pairing an unexpected animal withDetails About Oil on wood panel 16 x 20 in. 2025 23 x 27 in. (f) Framing included Kelley Sutphin is a San Diegobased oil painter whose work explores the quiet thresholds between reality, imagination, and emotion. Known for her luminous palettes and ethereal atmospheres, Sutphin creates dreamlike scenes where figures and landscapes dissolve into one another, inviting viewers into worlds shaped by intuition, memory, and inner life.