Local artist, Susan Johnston has an amazing series of 19 paintings that were premiered at Pastel on Central this past Thursday evening. It was a wonderful evening with a huge attendance. If you were not there, you missed a great evening! The paintings are a "MUST SEE". This is the first time Susan has painted since her mother's death. They were very close. Susan says "The images in this series comes from a small collection of Victorian Lamps and are an expression of celebration and joy in a world of constant movement and ambiguity." They truly make you smile to look at them and the colors are amazing! The paintings will stay hung as a series for about a week and then will continue to stay at Pastel but some will go to Aiken and others will get moved around; those that have not been sold.

I think most of us who have been around Augusta for a long time, or life, know Susan Johnston. Her mother was Mary Ann Harris, both accomplished artists who taught and exhibited in the US, France and Spain. Susan is a native of California and her father was a jazz musician in his early days. Susan is Executive Director for a local and little know foundation that does wonderful things for those who need assistance, The Greater Augusta Citizen's Advocacy Council.

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