Amazing Living Woman Artist #3

Here we are looking at amazing living woman artist #3! Can you believe it? In case you’re new here, let me share the context for these posts.

Greetings and welcome to a series of posts about amazing living women artists! I will be sharing the who, what and why of some living women artists between now and May 15. Why? Well thank you for asking! A couple of weeks ago, I asked if you, gentle reader might be interested in this. And the answer in the comments was a resounding ‘yes!‘ Also, I am going to be away doing research on all things art and painting for awhile. So, I hope these posts about amazing living women artists will sustain you while I take a break from posting my paintings on Thursdays until mid-May.

Landscape or Ground Rules

Just to set the ground rules so you understand the landscape and road ahead, here are some details. I don’t personally know any of these artists. If I have met them in person, I may share that. But what’s more important to me is that these are working artists, whose work I admire and who you may not have heard of.

The scope will be short and sweet. This means I hope to share one or two images of the artist’s work and, if you’re interested, how you can learn more about them. That’s it! The plan is to share these amazing living women artists’ and their work, once a week from now till mid-May. Are you excited to ‘meet’ this week’s artist? Me too! Here she is.

Meet Ajay Gustafson

Ms Gustafson and I have ‘met’ each other on several occasions via online classes during the pandemic. She and I have been so lucky to take Zoey Frank‘s informative classes. One of the wonderful features of these classes is to post homework and get/give feedback to other participants. Hence our connection.

What impresses me about Ms Gustafson’s work is how clearly she defines the shapes within her work. And, her ability to keep things simple. Also, she recently committed to a year of printmaking in an effort to improve her painting skills. Here’s an example of a painting glowing with light and simplicity.

Gah! I’m so enthralled with this painting. Why? The sense of light is lovely. And the way she uses shape to communicate this composition is sublime.

How to Learn More

To follow Ajay Gustafson on her printing and painting journey, check out and consider following her on Instagram here. Thank you for reading about this week’s amazing living woman artist today. We are halfway through this series! I’m curious to hear what you think of this artist’s work. Please share your thoughts in the comments below. And, just a reminder, these posts will be coming out each Friday till mid-May. I look forward to sharing a new artist with you next week.