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{{Infobox artist
| name          = S.P. Harper
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| caption       = S.P. Harper in her painting studio
| birth_name     = Susan Gail Picking
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1955|03|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Southern California]]
| death_date     =
| death_place    =
| nationality   = American
| residence      = Los Angeles, Calif.
| education    = BFA, Roski School of Fine Art, [[University of Southern California]], [[ArtCenter College of Design]], [[American University in Paris]], France
| alma_mater =  [[University of Southern California]]
| notable_works = 
| style = Still Life Painting, Abstract painting and bricollage
| movement = Ecocentric Art Movement
| spouse       = 
| awards   = 
| elected   =
| patrons  = In the collection of Mandy and Cliff Einstein
}}

'''Susan Picking Harper''' (born '''Susan Gail Picking'''; March 21, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] artist based in [[Los Angeles, California]] whose work consists of abstract paintings that are part of the Ecocentric Art Movement. She is a teaching artist at American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

==Life==
Susan Picking Harper was born in [[[Pasadena, California]], but grew up in [[Rancho Santa Fe, California]], [[San Diego County]]. Her grandfather, Archibald Picking was a highly skilled gem-quality diamond-cutter called a [[Diamantaire]] who was responsible for [[Diamond cut|cutting]], polishing and transforming a rough diamond into a finished gemstone ready for setting. This had an influential effect upon Susan's artwork. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdvoyager.com/interview/art-life-s-p-harper/|title=Art and Life with S.P. Harper|da(contracted; show full)ersity]], she specializes in abstract painting and Ecocentric Art. She is currently a member of the [[Los Angeles Art Association]], as well as a Board of Director for the Westwood Branch Public Library.<ref name=artavita>{{cite web |title=S.P. Harper |url=https://www.artavita.com/artists/16025-s-p-harper%7C |website=Artavita |publisher=Artavita |accessdate=19 December 2018 |quote=By reforming and re-employing, the work fits into the Ecocentric Art Movement to reduce, reuse and recycle.}}</ref>
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==Works==
Susan.P. Harper's concentration is an expansive study of gemstones and their physical properties: shape, facets, brilliance, luster, refraction, and color. By method of bricolage and assemblage, she explores reclaimed materials and found objects to construct a Combine Painting out of "discarded tablecloth, wallpaper, curtain, graphic posters, upholstery fabric, painting, canvas, commercial art, building and metal scrap".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artcenter.edu/connect/dot-magazine/articles/finding-your-r(contracted; show full)*[https://www.wmagazine.com/story/mandy-and-cliff-einstein-art-collection-home-los-angeles| Mandy and Cliff Einstein at Home: Inside the Museum-Worthy Art Collection of the L.A. Power Couple]
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