Heejin Sutton

Blue-Footed Booby, Original Painting

2026

Artist Comments
A blue-footed booby walks across a soft orange slope. Above, a green semi-circle topped with a cluster of bananas floats against a pink background. Artist Heejin Sutton researches and observes fruits and animals to capture their unique qualities, drawing attention to their distinctive details. She uses traditional Korean Jangji paper and mineral pigments, which give subtle depth to the background.

About the Artist
Artist Heejin Sutton creates surreal compositions where detailed animals, fruit, and sea life appear within expansive fields of color and geometric forms. "I am drawn to the quiet individuality that exists within all living things," says Heejin. She began drawing as a child, finding comfort and connection through art during a difficult early period in her life. She later studied Oriental painting in South Korea and continued her exploration of art's emotional impact through graduate studies in art therapy. Her work reflects this journey, using traditional Korean materials such as hanji (mulberry paper) and mineral pigments to build layered surfaces where each color interacts with those beneath it. By placing small subjects within simplified backgrounds, Heejin creates spaces that encourage viewers to slow down, notice subtle differences, and reflect on the uniqueness of each being. Today, she works from a small corner studio in her home in Cumming, Georgia, creating whenever she finds a moment between caring for her family and teaching art.

Words that describe this painting: blue-footed booby, bird, banana, fruit, geometric, Asian, Korean, narrow, animals, surrealism, mixed media artwork, pink

Blue-Footed Booby
Heejin Sutton
Mineral pigments with traditional glue binder on Korean mulberry paper adhered to a wooden panel
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2026
12 in. h x 6 in. w x 1.5 in. d
0 lbs. 9 oz.