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NO MAN IS BRAVE THAT HAS NEVER WALKED A HUNDRED MILES. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE, WALK UNTIL NOT A PERSON KNOWS YOUR NAME. TRAVEL IS THE GREAT LEVELER, THE GREAT TEACHER, BITTER AS MEDICINE, CRUELER THAN MIRROR-GLASS. A LONG STRETC... 

BEAUTY IS ETERNITY GAZING ITSELF IN A MIRROR ― Kahlil Gibran 

BEAUTY IS ETERNITY GAZING ITSELF IN A MIRROR ― Kahlil Gibran 

A MAN SEES IN THE WORLD WHAT YHE CARRIES IN HIS HEART ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

LET YOURSELF BE DRAWN BY THE STRONGER PULL OF THAT WHICH YOU TRULY LOVE ― Rumi 

Memories from a trip through Sedona, AZ. Painting available as prints or original artwork.  

Colorful sunset after storm. Near Wall, Badlands in South Dakota,. Painting available as prints or original artwork.  

This new painting was inspired on a drive from Flagstaff to Winslow AZ last summer during a storm. Painting available as prints or original artwork.  

Wishing everyone lots of Creativity and Happiness for the 4th of July! 

I am having a up to 50% off SALE on ALL original paintings, and prints from my "on SALE" gallery! For original paintings please send me a message and for prints please use following discount code ALKNZC. Now is the time to purchase your favorite... 

Our recent trip to the Southwest left me inspired.The widen open spaces, the colors and other worldly landscapes this country has to offer never cease to amaze me. Working currently on a series. Painting available as prints or original artwork. 

Autumn is just around the corner. This new painting was inspired by a shot taken by a friend while in Russia. How could anyone restist painting that face and expression? Available as prints or original artwork. 

Atargatis is an Assyrian Godess that transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Living so close to two major oceans, one should at least paint one mermaid. I am not sure if she lives in the Gulf of Mex... 

The Fantasy Phantastic and Surrealism - Contest completed a few days ago. With over 300 image submissions it was a very popular contest with some amazing artwork submissions. Congratulations to the top 3 winners, very well done! 1. Place - Pe... 

A Special Card, designed by the Artist for You, to give to your Special People! other cards available here...  

My painting titled "BEYOND THE RAINBOW" is up for vote at Bao Bao Bags.com. If it wins it will be used as a design on their cool bags. To vote please visit http://artistsusig.blogspot.com Thank you. :)   

New Painting: One might call this hauntingly beautiful...but I let you be the judge... I've titled it ENIGMA Or as one viewer beautifully put it: "It signifies life and death working together.....one can not exist without the other.....both ad... 

Just posted a new edition of my paintings video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmvXoBJCblU It contains several new paintings plus some of my older work. --- ENJOY! To purchase prints please visit http://fineartamerica.com/customshop/susi-gall... 

I will be your fire when passions grow cold and faces gaunt with despair to warm your senses like colors of newborn Spring, like orchids blossoming in air, or whetting cries of the heron's romance,... 

I will be your fire when passions grow cold and faces gaunt with despair to warm your senses like colors of newborn Spring, like orchids blossoming in air, or whetting cries of the heron's romance, to dreams ... 

This is one of my more recent paintings. Poet Francis Don Daniels was inspired by it and wrote following Ekphrasis. (An Ekphrasis or ecphrasis is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art). A link to Donny's website can be ... 

This new painting was inspired by many trips to Florida's Everglades and other wetlands. It is available as cards, posters and prints at http://fineartamerica.com/featured/mistress-of-the-glade-susi-galloway.html In... 

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." ~ Abraham Lincoln 3 of these images are hanging in downtown Clearwater as street banners in Celebration of Indepence Day. They will be available as prints, posters and cards soo...