The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Best Western Plus the Inn at Smithfield and the Strand Center for the Arts are pleased to announce that artist Susan Whiteman’s latest artwork will be on view at The Best Western Plus Gallery from April through the end of June, 2015. The public is invited to attend a free reception in the gallery located at 446 Route 3 in Plattsburgh, on Tuesday, April 28th from 5:00 -6:00 P.M.

Susan Whitman began painting when she was fifteen and has always held the practice dear to her heart even though she has a degree in Medical Assisting and works in pediatrics when not painting.

Whiteman’s dedication is clear, as she is a member of the Society of Decorative Painters, was juried into the Olana Plein Air Festival last year, belongs to Saranac Lake Artworks and regularly participates in their Studio Tours and Plein Air Festivals. When asked what her motivation for painting is, Whiteman stated “I was brought up in upstate New York, and was taught to love and appreciate the landscape and to me painting is a natural extension of that. I hope to leave a record of some of the wonderful things that still surround us in this time of change.” Her upcoming show at The Best Western Plus the Inn at Smithfield focuses on her collection of oil paintings and pastels depicting scenes of rural landmarks and pastoral landscapes.

The is a Best Western Plus the Inn at Smithfield participant in The Strand Center for the Art’s Off –Site Gallery Program. The Arts Center collaborates with Plattsburgh businesses to display and promote local artists. There are currently nine Off-Site Gallery locations: Best Western Plus the Inn at Smithfield, Valcour Imaging, The Development Corp, Clinton Community College, Eye Care for the Adirondacks, UVM Health Network at CVPH (2), Days Inn Plattsburgh, and the Plattsburgh Public Library. Contact Christina Elliott, the Strand Center Gallery Coordinator at gallery@plattsburgharts.org or by phone at 518-563-1604 for more information or if you wish to make a purchase.