Susan M. Olmetti

Poetry and Painting

Some say they like the faces in many of my paintings because they react to the elements being used.
It sometimes seems as if they are trapped, liberated or lost, depending on what is happening in the painting. It could be considered a metaphor for what it is like to be in an environment where things sometimes seem to be out of place.
I like to express my commentary and concerns about life on my canvases, it proves to me that life is more understandable. My own existence was built on a universe of mistakes, pain, tears and heart breaks. When I want to love I am never forgiven.
The reason for my insanity is because I have been driven.

Photographer - Fredric Dwyier
Auction Peninsula hotel 2007

The time I waste in false regret
A lesson needed for me sweet or sad
I finally found the good in bad.

I believe some of the fairest things
are those that die unborn
Love without faith forms a dying flower
Heavy with dreams heavy with sleep
Only the great may comprehend the great
you cannot savor what never dies
there is weakness in every strength

Internal Dreams

It is my belief that character is the measure of the value in society, in the world. The most essential element in life is honesty. Be honest because it's right, it rises higher than wealth. Diligence, it consumes the heart of individuals. Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves. Perseverance, without it even the most diligent become weary and fail to reach their goal. Rather than being satisfied with becoming stagnant, muster up courage, start out into the world, make a venture and become self-reliant. Do not wait for a chance, but create one. Politeness, it is another rung on the latter to success. A friendly word finds a friendly heart, and a satisfied response.

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Susan M. Olmetti

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Susan Olmetti is a New York abstract artist who creates paintings, poetry and portraits,
including self-portraits and nudes, with international art shows in Chicago and New York.