ABOUT SUSAN

Susan is currently living in the coastal community of Ozona, Florida.  Her watercolor paintings and colored pencil  drawing are greatly influenced by the seaside surroundings of the Gulf Coast.  Whatever the subject bright primary colors draw you to her work.   While she pursued a career in accounting she kept her soul alive by taking art classes.  She has  attended watercolor workshops and colored pencil retreats to increase her knowledge in art as well as taking art classes at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center concentrating on drawing, watercolor and colored pencil.  As stated in the St. Petersburg Times article Artist Lives Her Dream :  " That dream always lived inside me.  Now I'm living the dream" http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/12/Northpinellas/Artist_lives_her_dream.shtml Susan had a colored pencil piece accepted into the 2004 International Colored Pencil Show.   Her work has won awards and honorable  mentions.  She has participated in art festivals and has had her  paintings in art enters and galleries around the local area.  She is a member of the following: Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, http://www.floridasuncoastwatercolor.com/ Florida Watercolor Society, http://floridawatercolor.org/ Colored Pencil Society of America http://www.cpsa.org/ http://www.cpsa-dc113.org/ Tarpon Springs Art  Association  PAVA - Professional Association of Visual Artists   http://pava-artists.org/ GFWC Woman's Club of Tarpon Springs Inc.  http://www.tarponspringswomansclub.org/