BOOKS

’’Your book is fascinating. I feel you are speaking for all creative people, for all artists, specially those who wished someone would express how they felt expressing themselves ’’

“I have spent the day reading your beautiful BOOK!!  I loved every minute of it! All the color that feeds my soul and the brilliant, genius mind that brings out the questions that life asks us.. that some will never discover. Real, and authentic and “in your place” where an artist fulfills a purpose to move goodness into others... You have blessed my life, my journey...paths cross like painting lines from the Master’s hand.”

“ This book is not strictly autobiographical, although Dobay shares some of the major events that have influenced her life and art. But she manages to make the personal-universal, such as her growing up in war-torn Hungary during WWII, which lead readers to think about how today’s young children are managing to grow up in the middle of war. The events Dobay shares add interest and depth as she searches for the meaning of art and shares the thoughts of the intellectuals who have influenced her. Susan Dobays book is enhanced by her paintings and compositional art, which like herself, has many Layers.

 “Congratulations, Susan. This book  will give artists the incentive to honor their work. “ 

“I am awe of what you have been able to become: artist par excellence, speaker and mentor. You are truly an inspiration to the young people.”

‘’I am so happy that your book has been published. Whoever is fortunate enough to receive a copy can learn much from it.” 

‘’ Thank you for sharing your journey and your insights about being an artist. Your book encourages those of us who try to share their creative impulse and all   who appreciate art. Best wishes in inspiring young artists in particular, who need all the support they can get for exploring and expressing themselves in a variety of media.”

“ Your accomplishment is awesome and therefore can be educational in many different ways to different  people.”

’’ This gorgeous collection of art, memories, and sage words both delights and inspires. We might all wish to be more like Susan who has persistently followed her own path of passion, intuition, and ideals.   Here is a book, an art, and a life, we can all admire.” 

’’I have your book and it’s wonderful ’’  

“It is a great gift to all of us that you have worked to create your magnificent artwork and to express the mystery of passionate and natural creativity in this book. You have worked strongly with a sensitive heart to the beauty and difficulties of life with the positive power of the artist to express and even transform the world. Part of your process has been to embrace our community of Poets on Site as "kindred spirits" and to nourish their artistic strength by hosting them in your home and in this book. The Poets on Site  have been attracted by the unique colorful world you have created artistically in your "incessant search" for meaning.  You have expanded and included all of us who know you in person and all who  this book like a door into understanding  themselves and art itself. By making your book you have gone one step further, in giving a key to the door of an artistic life. It is a miniature of the large world you have created. And our poems are honored as part of that world. An artist works alone but in concert with all the artistic strength and questioning of human history. You open your door to this by creating art and sharing it in this special way. “ 

“ Susan, it’s such a treat to read through your book. I think it’s a wonderful representation of who you are. I know I have     only known you a short while during your  long, creative life, but the combination of your art, your philosophical thoughts on life’s myriad joys and struggles, and the poems of those who had   the privilege of encountering you and your paintings shows an entire crop of bountiful relationships from which more creative lives and more creative art will   come. I especially enjoy reading and watching how different poets respond to your art in different ways, which are also different from my own. It’s a great way to keep learning about life, art, and the world.   Thank you for sharing your book, your gallery, and your life with me!                                       

“ We are deeply touched by your lifelong dedication to the exploration of the human condition through your art. Spiritual, musical  and historical insights alternate with whimsical images that captivate the viewer. Talent and imagination and insight created a gift to us all. Thank you Ms. Dobay”  

“After reading your book I came to the conclusion that you are not only a gifted painter, but a great author as well. Your resume is awesome. You are a wonderful source of pleasure for us whether you depict human suffering or a series of classical music inspired pictures or your lovely daughter and  influence others to go down the same path. You are constantly seeking new ideas and reinventing yourself. You are equally at home in all genre. You are blessed with tremendous talent and please, continue to share it with the rest of the world and set an example for the younger generation.”

My dearest Susan  “I thank you with all my heart for letting me read your book. I encountered ideas which inspired further contemplation. You are most certainly an opinion-maker among artists, art supporters, and art lovers, in the community of serious and fair-minded people. Many thanks to you for prodding us, your readers, to consider the things you wrote in your book. We should not be merely observers of event happening around us but dare to: think,  form independent opinions, not to accept clichéd answers.