#creativelife #artistblog #galleryblog #memphisartist #abstractlandscapes #jamesmaygallery #12questions #creativelife #artcurator #oilpainting #susanmaakestad Susan Maakestad: BIO: For several decades Susan Maakestad has painted abstracted landscapes empty of human activity but filled with brilliant color and recollected light. Her honors include a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, an ArtsAccelerator Grant from ArtsMemphis and direct purchase awards from the UrbanAr