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Suzanne Aunan

Old Capitol

available sizes: 7.5 x 8.5 " ($59)

12 x 13" ($94)

The Old Capitol is the center of life and activity at the University of Iowa. Built in 1840, it acted as the State of Iowa capital until Iowa's government was moved to Des Moines in 1857, and the Old Capitol was given to the University of Iowa. Built of Devonian limestone quarried from the Iowa River in North Liberty, along with native Iowa oak, the Old Capitol is also a beautiful monument.

In this painting: the annual Easter egg hunt, dogs and their friends playing Frisbee, a proud family taking a photograph with their new Iowa graduate, picnickers, students heading to class, joggers, tuba players representing the annual December outdoor tuba concert, and Tom and I are sitting on the steps on our first date.

Wrigley Field

Available sizes:

10 x 7" $59

16 x 11.5" $94

28.5 x 20" $199

“My son Jeff is a dyed-in-the-wool Cub's fan. He has been asking me to do this painting for a long time. A year ago, Jeff came out of the orthodontist's office with his new braces. He had chosen red and blue rubber bands which attach the metal bands to his teeth. I said "Oh, how patriotic! Red, white teeth and blue.. nice Jeff!" He replied "Duh Mom...Cubs!" I decided it was time to start this painting.”

“Special thanks go to my son Jeff, Zach Anderson, and Nathaniel Gier, all teenagers, for their expertise and research help. I could not have completed many of the details involved in this painting without the help of these expert Wrigley and Cubs' aficionados. They have all been included in the painting along with their families.”

Wrigley details --Top: The scoreboard, flags, crowd includes Santa, the Chicago skyline on a beautiful summer day. Bottom: Wrigleyville Fire Station, "ball hawks" on Waveland Ave., children playing in the

open fire hydrant

Finkbine

available sizes:

14 x 18.5"

The Last Ride In

(Wilson's Apple Orchard)

Suzanne is a self-taught and much loved Iowa artist who enjoys painting detailed scenes of life around her as well as iconic landscapes of Iowa. She comments, “special events and happy occasions with people we love are important images that I like to document in paint.” To Aunan, “’the good days’ are here, now and today. Today we are making precious memories.”

The Gallery sells limited edition lithographic prints of Aunan's original paintings. Suzanne’s love of detail results in images that resemble jigsaw puzzles in their complexity, and our customers regular spend many moments scanning the surfaces for interesting tidbits of visual information. She prefers water-based paints such as acrylic and gouache and enjoys the “toughness” of painting on prepared Masonite board. “Before a painting is begun, it already exists in my mind. Then, like a 1000 piece puzzle, parts of the painting are separated and sorted into “piles” of colors. Details are then added, the more the better. As a painting nears completion, my family and friends are asked “What does this painting need?” or “Is this painting finished?” My youngest children provide me with the best heart-felt critiques and thoughts.

An Iowan since 1972, Suzanne B. Aunan was born in New York City, spent part of her childhood on a dairy farm in Orange County, NY and graduated from high school in Glen Ridge, NJ. Suzanne attended the University of Iowa, majoring in Medical Technology and later graduated from the Physician Assistant Program. She worked as a P.A. at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Hematology Oncology and the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, then as a full-time mother of four. Much of her artwork involves family input, such as her recent print of Wrigley Field.

Please call the Gallery at your convenience to arrange purchase. Our toll free number is 1-877-439-6554.

The Big Game

An Autumn Day at Kinnick Stadium

available sizes: 7x10" ($59)

12 x 17" ($94)

20.5 x 29" ($199)

Homecoming Parade

Shows the Parade at the annual

University of Iowa Homecoming Parade and made to honor Suzanne's daughter's graduation from high school

and enrollment at the University of Iowa.

available sizes: 6 x 7.5 " ($49)

10.5 x 13.5 " ($89)

detail, Homecoming Parade (above)

Iowa Arts Festival

available size: 9.5 x 11 " ($89)

The River

all artwork copyright S B Aunan
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by Suzanne B. Aunan. Images and/or portions of images contained herein and associated with the pages of this document may not be reproduced in any form by any means, electronic or otherwise, without the express written consent of Suzanne B Aunan. Please contact the Gallery for more information on this and other questions you might have.

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