About The Artist

Susan has been a professional artist and instructor for over 20 years. Her emphasis is on rich color and strong design. She paints and instructs in a variety of media’s though her passion lies with watercolor. She is known for her portrayal of crystal and glass and for her ability to capture light in her paintings.

She is a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society and Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York. She is also a member of the American Watercolor Society, Bon Air Artist Association, a past president of the Metropolitan Artist Association and currently sits on the board of The Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium for Richmond, Va.

Susan is represented locally by “Crossroads Art Center” and ”Suitable For Framing”. She is also represented by Anchor and Palette Gallery in Bay Head, N. J. The Morales gallery in Nags Head, N.C. and The Little Gallery on Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta,Va.

She has been the recipient of many awards locally as well as nationally. In 2008 she won an honorable mention in the celebration of the Arts National Juried exhibition. She also has had two paintings published in "Splash 10, Passionate Brushstrokes". This is the 10th edition of North Lights books hardbound series showcasing the best in contemporary watermedia paintings. In 2007 she won the Award of Merit in the Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition and the Board of Directors Award (2nd place) in the Missouri National Juried Exhibition and in 2006 the Edgar J. Whitney Memorial Award in the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 110th Annual Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club, New York City.

Susan’s work can be found in many private and corporate collections in the United States and Europe. Federal Reserve Bank, Franklin Federal Savings and Loan, I.B.M., A.H. Robbins, BB & T Bank, and Richmond Times Dispatch Corporate headquarters are but a few of her corporate clients.

Susan continues to instruct 3 painting classes a week at Crossroads Art Center. This past year she taught workshops in Richmond, Va. and Danville, California. Susan was also the workshop instructor for “Art in Provence” Dieulefit, France 2002. She is currently working on her new workshop schedule for 2006.