Mclennan at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Miami Jan 14 2016

Proudly Presents Straight from Art Basel Miami Week January 14 - February 14, 2016 Miromar Design Center 10800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL 33928 Opening Reception Wednesday, January 13, 5-7 pm   Featuring:   Patricia Rieger, Daniel Fiorda, Rubber Stamp Art Projects, Ford Fine Art, Aldo Castillo Gallery, The Athens Gallery, Susan Mclennan, Robert Swedroe, Carolina Rojas, Ashok Jain Gallery Art Travels: Cuba Cuban Art - Including artists from the 12th Edition of the Havana Biennial. Artists: Octavio Irving Hernández, Julio Emilio Neira Milian, Carlos Reyna, Yovani Bauta, Antonio Guerrero, Fredy Villamil and Ernesto Capdevila.   Show Open  Monday - Friday, 9:30 to 5:30 pm Saturday, 10:00 to 5 pm MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART, GLASS, CERAMICS & CUBAN ART About ArtSpot Miami and Aldo Castillo Castillo, who founded ArtSpot in 2012, is an internationally recognized curator, art dealer, and director of the Aldo Castillo Gallery, located in Estero, Florida. ArtSpot Miami is a stand-alone international art fair hosted inside Spectrum Miami Art Fair. Castillo partners with Redwood Media Group to present the ArtSpot Miami International Art Fair.

Day One Miami Art Week, Dec 2015

Day one Miami Art Week 2015 Susan Mclennan

I felt like a kid at Disneyland for the first time,

heart beating with excitement and anticipation 

walking into the vast open space, light grey walls and shiny white floors.

people in black t- shirts and jeans continuously circulated

silently as they rolled the cameras past, slipping by without intrusion

Piles of large unpainted wooden crates, stacked like a toddlers old fashioned building blocks and drilling noises hummed and screeched. 

More ladders in one place than I have ever seen before, 

more ladders than people it seemed,

scraping, shining, opening and folding.

People were focused, organized, intense, polite  while concentrating on their task.

Beads of sweat glisten on their faces and trickle down their spines. 

Artists fuelled by the complimentary chocolate, bottled water, and ice tea.

Time is ticking.

Where is the light crew,

maybe I should hang more paintings just 

add two more to the wall.

I study my story boards,

‘less is more’ so they say, making

less my risk not theirs.

I take the last two paintings down 

one painting alone on the wall it deserves the attention.

Time is ticking.

More water, more ice tea, thank you chocolate.

I study my story boards again and 

the crew rolls by filming my indecision,

I glance in my crate then take out the boldest piece.

Be confident 

Maybe Mickey Mouse or Kim Kardashian will show up for a selfie.

‘It’s an art world after all’

Must See Art Curated by Sebastien Laboureau : Miami Art Basel Week 2015

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CRATE OF PAINTINGS ARRIVED IN MIAMI!!

TOMORROW acrylic on canvas 36''x48''

Canadian artist Susan McLennan has been asked by Aldo Castillo Gallery to exhibit in Artspot Miami International Art. Dec 2-Dec6 2015. Located in the heart of Miami's  Performing Arts District during Art Basel Miami Week. Booth 216

Spectrum Miami: Dec 2 - 6, 2015

I will be exhibiting in Miami again this year!

 Find me at booth 216

Check out scenes from last year's show:

Spectrum Miami Art Show: Dec 3 - 7, 2014