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SUSAN CUA FINE ARTS
Welcome! For the first time, you can now explore the growing digital collection of Susan Cua’s artwork all in one place. This online gallery will become a legacy home to hundreds of documented pieces created over the span of over three decades, capturing moments of inspiration through expressive color, light, and movement. In addition to Ms. Cua's work, you will get a chance to experience her travels as we post about journeys that inspire her.
From vibrant cityscapes to atmospheric landscapes, each work reflects years of dedication to the craft of pastel painting and impressionist art.
We will be adding more completed artwork daily, so please check back often as the gallery continues to grow.
"Summertime Breeze" | Gilson Beach Wilmette Illinois
"Summertime Breeze" | Gilson Beach Wilmette Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua
"Winter" | Lovelace Park Evanston Illinois
"Winter" | Lovelace Park Evanston Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua
"Watching the Sky" | Evanston Lakefront
"Watching the Sky" | Evanston Lakefront | Pastel on Paper | By Suan Cua
"The View from Here" | Northwestern University | Evanston Illinois
"The View from Here" | Northwestern University | Evanston Illinois | Pastel on Paper by Susan Cua
"Summer Days" | Lighthouse Beach | Evanston, Illinois
"Summer Days" | Lighthouse Beach | Evanston Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily #ContemporaryArt #ImpressionistArt #PastelArt #OilPainting #SusanCuaArt #SusanCua
" Sunset" | Chicago Botanic Gardens
Sunset at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
"Winter's Day at Northpoint" | Evanston, Illinois
"Winter's Day at Northpoint" | Evanston, Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #EvanstonIL #EvanstonIllinois #DowntownEvanston #EvanstonLife #EvanstonLiving #ExploreEvanston #VisitEvanston #EvanstonArts #EvanstonArtScene #EvanstonArtists #NorthShoreChicago #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily
"It's Fall" | Evanston, Illinois
"It's Fall" | Evanston, Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #EvanstonIL #EvanstonIllinois #DowntownEvanston #EvanstonLife #EvanstonLiving #ExploreEvanston #VisitEvanston #EvanstonArts #EvanstonArtScene #EvanstonArtists #NorthShoreChicago #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily #ContemporaryArt
"Springtime" | Evanston, Illinois
"Springtime" | Evanston, Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #EvanstonIL #EvanstonIllinois #DowntownEvanston #EvanstonLife #EvanstonLiving #ExploreEvanston #VisitEvanston #EvanstonArts #EvanstonArtScene #EvanstonArtists #NorthShoreChicago #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily #ContemporaryArt
"It Snowed" | Evanston, Illinois
"It Snowed" | Evanston, Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #EvanstonIL #EvanstonIllinois #DowntownEvanston #EvanstonLife #EvanstonLiving #ExploreEvanston #VisitEvanston #EvanstonArts #EvanstonArtScene #EvanstonArtists #NorthShoreChicago #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily #ContemporaryArt
"Watching the Train" | Evanston, Illinois
"Watching the Train" | Evanston, Illinois | Pastel on Paper | By Susan Cua #EvanstonIL #EvanstonIllinois #DowntownEvanston #EvanstonLife #EvanstonLiving #ExploreEvanston #VisitEvanston #EvanstonArts #EvanstonArtScene #EvanstonArtists #NorthShoreChicago #ChicagoNorthShore #NorthShoreArts #NorthShoreArtists #ChicagolandArtists #ChicagoArtists #IllinoisArtists #MidwestArtists #LocalArtists #SupportLocalArtists #ArtInEvanston #ArtCollectors #OriginalArtwork #FineArtDaily #Contemp
"Matador, Horse, & Bull" | Malaga, Spain
This pastel on paper by Susan Cua captures a volatile moment within the bullfight, emphasizing motion and tension over spectacle. The composition is driven by strong diagonal movement, as both the charging bull and the mounted matador surge across the surface, creating a sense of instability and immediacy.
"I Hate This Scarf" | Madrid, Spain
“I Hate This Scarf” by Susan Cua is a striking pastel-on-paper composition that captures the visceral intensity and psychological tension of the Spanish bullfighting arena in Madrid, Spain. Rendered in a loose, gestural impressionist style, the work privileges movement, color, and emotional immediacy over precise figuration. The blurred contours of both matador and bull dissolve into sweeping arcs of saturated pigment, evoking not a literal scene but the sensation of motion,
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