Sue Krzyston wins silver at the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society

The spotlight goes to the extraordinary traditional still life painter Sue Krzyston who was awarded Second Place overall in the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society's 2025 Members Exhibition from among 340 artists for her painting "From Long Ago" 24 x 30 oil. A self-taught artist, Sue Krzyston has developed her own painting techniques for her realistic, trompe l'oeil paintings. "I admire the Dutch masters paintings. I use the rich dark backgrounds that they used to accentuate the light-filled foreground." She uses many thin glazes of paint to achieve the rich glow of an object, and builds paint with many layers in the highly realistic beads that she paints on the moccasins so that they actually appear to be real beads. Krzyston's many collectors comment on the three dimensional realism that she achieves in each painting. They say that they feel like they could pick up a piece of the glowing pottery, feel the texture of a rug or pluck a bead off a intricately painted moccasin. "I am always inspired by the artisans whose work I collect and feel that my paintings are an 'art form within art'."

Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona is proud to represent this award-winning artist who elevates objects and collectibles to a height of reverence that is sure to preserve the best of the history of the American West.

1. Southwestern Colors 12x9 oil by Sue Krzyston available at Mountain Trails Gallery Sedona

2. Award-winning From Long Ago 24x20 oil by Sue Krzyston