Susan Gallacher

Oil on Canvas

20 × 16 in.

framed: 25 × 21 in. 

Signed lower left

Utah native Susan Gallacher is known for her plein-air paintings of the state’s varied landscapes, particularly the rural scenery surrounding her Spring City studio. Working with loose, expressive brushwork, she captures not only the appearance of a place but also its shifting light, color, and atmosphere. In this painting, warm ochres and greens spread across an open valley while blue-gray shadows shape the mountains beyond, creating a vivid impression of Utah’s rugged yet pastoral landscape.