In Profile
In Profile
In Profile
"A visual conversation between the work and the viewer, unlocking mind and imagination, is my artistic intention. With oil paint as my preferred medium, I aim to create strong pieces that have complexity and depth, or a powerful simplicity, revealing themselves not all at once, but over time."
Susan's art comes from both deep personal spaces and concern for mankind. It neither conforms nor preaches, it is unshackled and intense, bold and colourful.
“The injustice and madness of the world drive me to paint as a way of understanding and framing perspective, and in the process hopefully furnishing positivity "
The work often includes elements of the natural, human or industrial landscape, absorbed through sensory experiences, rather than observational studies. "Using my fingers to apply and manipulate paint is a great way of turning frustration into colourful hope!”
The paintings can constitute many layers of paint, glaze and wax, then perhaps, removal and restraint to reveal or obscure a memory of something previous. Often an accident or element of chance takes the painting down a different and important route. When the composition, theme, mood, balance of colour, line and form are all settled, it is done.
"I tend to march right up to the border between figuration and abstraction, often moving between or combining the two."
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Susan grew up near Brighton in Sussex. She presently lives in North-West Norfolk .
St Martins School of Art and a specialist course in visual merchandising led Susan to several years as Display and Exhibition Designer with Dior.
Switching direction completely, she then worked in the third sector, developing, and directing services to support and mentor people living with disability and life altering conditions. Her design roots never left, so she combined her second professional career with kick starting the family interiors studio and building an online gallery.
'I have painted all my life, but until around 2014 quietly and mainly for myself. Now I’m back to perhaps where I should have been all along!'
Behind the Canvas
Behind the Canvas
