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OIL PAINTINGS
&
DECORATIVE ARTS
BIOGRAPHY
b.1966 Scotland UK.
Further Education - Interior Design, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Graduated 1988.
Emigrated to Canada in 1989.
Ran to the hills in 2002.
Mostly a self-taught painter, Susan works in oils, using a palette knife almost exclusively, creating vibrant small and medium sized canvases since around 2007.
Focusing mainly on rural landscapes, Susan is also inspired by vintage vehicles, motorcycles, animals as well as buildings and architecture.
Continuing with the knife-wielding creativity, Susan enjoys exploring other mediums and produces hand-printed linocuts, as well as creating unique leather items and carved antler jewelry, all requiring the delicate use of some very sharp implements!
Living in the woods of the Madawaska Highlands in east-central Ontario, I am continuously inspired to recreate the fleeting light & shadows of ever-changing, rural landscapes using an expressive, yet realistic style incorporating both dry and impasto applications using alla prima and sgraffito techniques.
As a multi-media artist, I also develop print designs from my sketches and like to utilize organic materials to design and craft unique items for your enjoyment.
1989 - 2001 COMMERCIAL ARTIST - Clients included NHL, Estee Lauder,
Clinique, Q107 FM, The Bay, Eaton's
1991 - 1999 Richmond Hill Group of Artists
2007 - KINGSTON ART CENTRE - Invitational group show
2007 - 2019 BLUE ROOF BISTRO, BANCROFT ON - display & sales
2008 KINGSTON ART CENTRE - Invitational group show
2009 - ART GALLERY OF BANCROFT - solo show 'Cast of Shadows'
2010 - ART GALLERY OF BANCROFT - INVITATIONAL - winner, best oil painting
2011 - TRILLIUM ART PROJECT, BANCROFT STREET MURALS - 'Snow Road'
2012 - ART GALLERY OF BANCROFT - Solo show, 'By the Way'
2013 - BRIDGE STREET ART SALON - solo show
2014 - ART GALLERY OF BANCROFT - JUROR, INVITATIONAL
2014 - BURLINGTON ARTS CENTRE - gallery group show & auction
2014- NORTHERN ART SHOW, Apsley group show
2015 - NORTHERN ART SHOW, Apsley
2015 - MADAWASKA ART SHOP, MAYNOOTH, ON - display & sales
2016 - BRIDGE STREET GALLERY - display & sales
2018 - MAYNOOTH MADNESS - Plein air demonstration & art display
2023 /24 GREYSTONES ART SHOP, BON ECHO PROVINCIAL PARK - display & sales
AWARDS & COLLECTIONS
2013 ART GALLERY OF BANCROFT - WINNER BEST OIL PAINTING "WHITNEY HOUSES"
2015 FRIENDS OF BON ECHO PARK ART COMPETITION - WINNER BEST OIL PAINTING,
"DO YOU CANOE?"
2011 "SNOW ROAD' - PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE TOWN OF BANCROFT
2018 "NANCY'S SHOP" - PERMANENT COLLECTION OF HASTINGS HIGHLANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
MY PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY ACQUIRED BY PRIVATE COLLECTORS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA & OVERSEAS
Explore a collection of oil paintings that showcases my unique and vibrant style. Each piece is a harmonious blend of bold colour applied with a knife in an expressionistic yet realistic style, one that I hope creates a mesmerizing visual experience.
EXPLORING THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE.
SIGNED & NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION MATTED PRINTS & ORIGINAL GREETINGS CARDS
IN THE WINTER, DEER, ELK AND MOOSE SHED THEIR ANTLERS TO GROW BIGGER ONES THE NEXT YEAR. A RARE & PRIZED FIND ON MY FREQUENT FOREST WALKS, I HAVE BEEN CARVING THESE ANTLERS TO CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND, WEARABLE ART OFTEN WITH CELTIC OR PICTISH INSPIRATION REFLECTING MY SCOTTISH & IRISH HERITAGE.
CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND ACCESSORIES FOR THE DISCERNING INDIVIDUAL.
BRAIDING, HAND-STITCHING, CARVING, PYROGRAPHY & LEATHER PAINTING IS A SPECIALITY. CUSTOM ORDERS ARE WARMLY WELCOMED - WE CAN CREATE YOUR DESIGN TOGETHER!
PREMADE ITEMS CAN BE PURCHASED IN MY ETSY SHOP.