Susan Austin Paintings
A Journey in Fine Art
(Fishermen)




A flick of the wrist
Gives a loop to the line
And the caddis attached
Transcends place and time.
As it lands on the water
The action begins.
The contest is started.
Who knows how it ends?
Expectations SOLD Oil 16×20



Anticipation SOLD Oil 18×14

It has been, through the eras of human existence, of man's nature to fish. On this beautiful day in the high country an angler experiences the challenge, the anticipation, and the excitement inherent to the sport of fly fishing.




It's a bit of a thing,
Eye now tied to a string,
Its hair from
The hide of an elk.

It's a gem on the water,
Man knows that it oughter,
Lure fish from
The bed of the stream.
Tying On An Elk Hair Caddis SOLD Oil 12×18



A Line in the Water Oil 30×20

When glaciers laid the boulders down,
And water made itself a bed,
When trees and plants were seeded close,
Amongst, along the aforesaid,
A great and wondrous land was born
With open arms for man and beast,
Offered as a glorious place,
A splendid terrain,
A vast retreat.

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