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Circus Greeting Card featuring the painting Panem Et Circenses by Susan Esbensen

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Panem Et Circenses Greeting Card

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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.

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Bread and Circuses. A modern day visual parable. Since the days of Rome, and the Roman Satirical poet Juvenal (circa 100) the phrase bread and... more

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Comments (27)

Ric Bascobert

Ric Bascobert

I really like your style. I'm not sure which is my favorite. Maybe this one. It has great intrigue, composition, color. I like everything about it.

Ally White

Ally White

Outstanding work.

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thanks so much Ally!

Reynold Jay

Reynold Jay

Hi Susan! Well done Beautiful as ever! FAV!

Susan Esbensen replied:

Hey there Reynold! I appreciate your comment!

Susan Esbensen

Susan Esbensen

Thank you so much Randol! A reflection of the society we all live in today!

Randol Burns

Randol Burns

Full of mystery and intrigue and could only be so the way your painted it with your great brushstrokes and texture. Love this Susan. F/L

Bill OConnor

Bill OConnor

terrific Susan -- nice impressionist oil. l/f

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thanks Bill for the visit and kind comment!

Susan Esbensen

Susan Esbensen

Thank you so much Sharon! :)

Sharon Nelson-Bianco

Sharon Nelson-Bianco

Hi Susan, great interesting subject, colors and great brushwork. Love it! Best regards, Sharon LF

Carolina Liechtenstein

Carolina Liechtenstein

Reminds me of a music video I worked on for singer Brian Neil Hoff. We filmed in a traveling Mexican circus that visited Palm Springs.

Susan Esbensen replied:

How cool Carolina! It sounds like an awesome experience! :)

Genevieve Esson

Genevieve Esson

Mysterious and exciting work Susan! really love your art! Great colors and action! v/f

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thank you so much Genevieve. I also enjoy your fun, dynamic work! :)

Anna Duyunova

Anna Duyunova

Love it! Very expressive work!

Susan Esbensen replied:

Many thanks Anna!

Susan Esbensen

Susan Esbensen

I agree full heartedly with your comment Randy! Thank you! :)

Randy Burns

Randy Burns

Susan, what a powerful, evoking piece. I love all of your circus series of paintings. Mystery is a key to art for myself. Just love this and your paint application!

DJ MacIsaac

DJ MacIsaac

Lovely image Susan 😊

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thank you so much Doug! :)

Yvonne Nowicka-Wright

Yvonne Nowicka-Wright

I love your spontanious brush strokes and strong colours. Great work!

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thank you Yvonne. I also love when it flows spontaneously! :)

Jim Buchanan

Jim Buchanan

This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thank you Jim. It was not what I initially intended, but I do like the outcome. Its dark, abstracted nature!

Jim Buchanan

Jim Buchanan

This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.

Jim Buchanan

Jim Buchanan

This made me go to my books to see who of the old timers it looks like. This is very well done and has the look of impressionist from Europe. It's your own Susan, but in the spirit of that time. You should be proud of this.

Jeff  Swan

Jeff Swan

lovely

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thanks so much Jeff!

Alessandro Della Pietra

Alessandro Della Pietra

Very nice painting! Well done!

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thank you Alessandro!

Michael Creese

Michael Creese

I love this! Great use of form and counterform.

Susan Esbensen replied:

Great comment Michael. Thanks!

Mitch Shindelbower

Mitch Shindelbower

Very beautiful Susan !! l/f

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thanks alot Mitch!

Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick

Beautiful work and scene ! fv

Susan Esbensen replied:

Thanks so much Jim!

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I love this greeting card with the old-fashioned outdoor dinner photo. Thank you for making it available.

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Thank you for your inspiration! It makes me a company for the whole day. And at nights it murmurs tranquillity.

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love this greeting card

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beautiful colors, beautiful greeting card

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the perfect birthday card

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just a beautiful greeting card

Artist's Description

"Bread and Circuses." A modern day visual parable. Since the days of Rome, and the Roman Satirical poet Juvenal (circa 100) the phrase "bread and circuses" was coined in Satire X. The culture of small distractions of leisure activity has been optimized. The focus has been not merely in satisfying the immediate shallow requirements of a populace but as a guise to drawing attention away from what is really going on in the world. There of course is a profit in all of this.

"Amusement has become an extension of labor under late capitalism." Horkheimer, Max; Adorno, Theodor W: Dialektik der Aufklarung Philosphische Fragmente. Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Verlag 16th edition, 2006.

Ross Lance Mitchell is the Director of Barnes-de Mazia Education and Outreach Programs for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia juried "Panem Et Circenses" into the Ellarslie Open 33. The show is on display May 7, 2016 – June 26, 2016, at the Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Cadw...

About Susan Esbensen

Susan  Esbensen

Deep within my spirit lies the need to express myself. Through my art I am able to continue this process and strive for ways to improve my craft. My paintings are a contemporary fusion. I allow them to go in a number of directions from loose, to a more representational style. Not easily classified, my art embodies aspects of Abstract, Expressionism, Impressionism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. A true reflection of my own multi-dimensional nature. Each painting I do is a little different from the last. The mood of the color scheme, the under-painting, my emotional input, my reaction to the world around me at that time, the soul and the drama of the subject, whether real or imagined creates a unique vision. I have...

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