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Emily Suñez
Thrive Emily Suñez Oil on Canvas 12" x 12" $550
My oil painting “Thrive” is part of a series of blooming cacti paintings I have been working on for the past year. This series explores the idea of thriving in the face of adversity. These desert plants can survive, grow, and bloom beautifully despite the harsh desert climate they inhabit.
The Chantal Giddens Memorial Award (Best Painting)
I’m a nature and landscape oil painter, and I typically include desert plants in my work. A lot of my inspiration comes from strolls through the desert garden at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens. I take a lot of photographs there, which I often use as reference for painting. “Golden Barrel Sea” depicts a scene from my favorite part of the Huntington desert garden. The endless waves of golden barrel cacti evoke a sense of other-worldly wonder. Click here to contact artist or for additional contact information visit page 81.
Onlooker Emily Suñez Oil on Canvas 24" x 18" $950
My oil painting “Onlooker” expresses the feeling of isolation I experienced from years of debilitating chronic illness. I spent several years mostly homebound due to complications from autoimmune disease and found that the isolation I experienced was one of the most difficult aspects of dealing with illness. It felt as if I were no longer a participant in the world and was just an onlooker. A year after I created this piece, COVID-19 spread around the world, and we collectively were forced to stay in our homes in quarantine. This painting has since taken on a new meaning, as most people can now relate to the feeling of isolation due to quarantine, as well as a longing to be out in the world again.
