Susan Garrington

                                                                    

Susan, although primarily self taught, has studied with many local artists and attended workshops given by various regional artists offered by The Gallery Painting Group, The Lambeth Art Association and The Brush and Palette Club. Susan has also attended courses in plein air painting at Southampton Art School and Killarney and courses offered by the University of Western Ontario Continuing Studies Department. She has served on the executive of The Gallery Painting Group, The Lambeth Art Association and the Brush and Palette Club. She is a member of The Central Ontario Art Association, an Associate Member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, and a Participating Member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America.

Artist’s Statement :

   I work in primarily in watercolour. My goal is to express the spirit of the place I am painting and while I am influenced by local colour, colours are changed, exaggerated or subdued in order to accomplish my goal. Light and shadow and the values they create are also used as vehicles to intensify my interpretation of the spirit of the place. Many of my paintings are done plein air, or are inspired by plein air sketching sessions and reference photos.

While working recently on a series of paintings, Where The Hearts Is, which began as paintings of things and rooms in my home, but expanded to include places in my home town, I began to realize that all my paintings could be part of this series, because what I am saying each time I paint is, I love something about this and would like you to share it with others, those who see my work.

Painting provides me with an excuse to play outside , to travel with friends , to make new ones, and to continue learning about art, myself and the world around me.
                                      

Susan's work can be seen at artworks etc. 426 Richmond Street, London Ontario and Sunset Arts Gallery, 63 River Road, Grand Bend Ontario.