Susan Parsons is a Newfoundland artist who has been making art most of her life. Trained as a commercial artist, she worked, for a while, with an advertising agency but her real interest is in fine art. Whenever possible, she takes workshops with local and visiting artists, combining the various techniques she learns to create her own unique style. Oil is her medium of choice but she also uses watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphite and has dabbled in print making and sculpture. Painting in whatever medium she feels suites the subject matter her paintings range from high realism to impressionism to abstraction.
"I've attended workshops taught by artists with such diverse styles as Gerry Squires, Barbara Pratt and Sterling Edwards. They are all completely different but I learn something valuable from every artist I meet and can apply it to my own work."
She finds that looking at art inspires her to paint as much as the scenery around her and visits art galleries wherever she travels. Whether perched on the rocks at Ferryland lighthouse or wandering Monet’s garden in Giverny she finds inspiration everywhere. Whe possible she paints on location or from her own photos. Susan has just started teaching art and hopes to do more when she retires from her day job.
" I have almost fourty years of mistakes, discoveries and techniques I can pass along. I love the reaction when somebody tries something I've taught and it works for them."
She is currently the president of the Art Association Of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Her work is represented by Five Island Art Gallery in Tors Cove and the Step A Side Art Gallery in Burin plus various exhibitions and art shows throughout the year.
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| Poppies in my Garden (oil) |
"I've attended workshops taught by artists with such diverse styles as Gerry Squires, Barbara Pratt and Sterling Edwards. They are all completely different but I learn something valuable from every artist I meet and can apply it to my own work."
She finds that looking at art inspires her to paint as much as the scenery around her and visits art galleries wherever she travels. Whether perched on the rocks at Ferryland lighthouse or wandering Monet’s garden in Giverny she finds inspiration everywhere. Whe possible she paints on location or from her own photos. Susan has just started teaching art and hopes to do more when she retires from her day job.
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| Outport (Watercolour) |
She is currently the president of the Art Association Of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Her work is represented by Five Island Art Gallery in Tors Cove and the Step A Side Art Gallery in Burin plus various exhibitions and art shows throughout the year.
