Born in New Westminster, Susan is the oldest of 3 children and was very creative as a child. This creativity inspired her to try nearly all arts and handcrafts at various points in her life: stained glass, complicated knitwear, needlepoint, clothing design, manufacturing and selling soap and skin care, wood burning, small wooden crafts and much more. She considers herself an artisan of bread making and pastries . Always enjoying a challenge, Susan started painting later in life after mentioning to her husband that she always wanted to own an easel. Her husband always supported her endeavours and bought her first easel. Susan jumped right in due to her spontaneous personality and was hooked from the start, experimenting with acrylic paints and bold, abstract paintings.
Susan has 5 grandchildren and was widowed at an early age after 39 wonderful years to her beloved husband. Her energy and passions are devoted to family, friends, her much loved "Beach Box” (cottage on the ocean in Sooke, BC), her new condo in Fort Langley overlooking the river, her artwork and new life. Susan's works are directly influenced by many years spent living in and visiting various places in British Columbia: beautiful Quesnel Lake in the Cariboo region, fishing the salt chuck with her father, touring the Gulf Islands with her parents, living in White Rock, Gavin Lake, Quesnel Lake.
She recently joined the Fort Langley Artist Group, displaying art in the quaint, historic town of Fort Langley. Never letting the difficult challenges in life get her down, her bubbly and happy disposition shows through in her use of passionate, bold, loose, free‐spirited brush strokes and bright happy colours.
Having had 2 successful businesses in the past creating her own clothing design, soaps and skin care Susan has always been an entrepreneur with a huge passion for creativity. She is a graduate of Fashion Design and Merchandising (though mostly self‐taught) and has recently been studying art under her mentor Carmel Clare. Some of her favourite artists are Ken Auster, Mike Svob, Group of Seven, Angela Morgan, Laura Harris, Michael O'Toole.
Susan has 5 grandchildren and was widowed at an early age after 39 wonderful years to her beloved husband. Her energy and passions are devoted to family, friends, her much loved "Beach Box” (cottage on the ocean in Sooke, BC), her new condo in Fort Langley overlooking the river, her artwork and new life. Susan's works are directly influenced by many years spent living in and visiting various places in British Columbia: beautiful Quesnel Lake in the Cariboo region, fishing the salt chuck with her father, touring the Gulf Islands with her parents, living in White Rock, Gavin Lake, Quesnel Lake.
She recently joined the Fort Langley Artist Group, displaying art in the quaint, historic town of Fort Langley. Never letting the difficult challenges in life get her down, her bubbly and happy disposition shows through in her use of passionate, bold, loose, free‐spirited brush strokes and bright happy colours.
Having had 2 successful businesses in the past creating her own clothing design, soaps and skin care Susan has always been an entrepreneur with a huge passion for creativity. She is a graduate of Fashion Design and Merchandising (though mostly self‐taught) and has recently been studying art under her mentor Carmel Clare. Some of her favourite artists are Ken Auster, Mike Svob, Group of Seven, Angela Morgan, Laura Harris, Michael O'Toole.
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