"My true passion has always been painting, feeding my life-long fascination with the interplay of light, color and texture. The majority of my work is done outside, where the intensities and subtleties of light, color, and texture are most on display. I usually complete each piece in one sitting. For me it is the only way to capture the sense and feeling of time and place. I love the immediacy and energy of painting "alla prima."

My paintings are studies of the interaction between light and color in the tradition of California Impressionism. The varied Northern California landscape is rich in possibilities for interesting and evocative paintings."

Susan is a signature member of the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, an artist member of the California Art Club and the American Impressionist Society.

Selected Exhibits

American Impressionist Society Show, Saks Gallery, Denver, Co 2009

MBPAPA Juried Show, "Our Town" Pacific Grove Art Center 2009

MBPAPA Los Gatos Rotary Plein Air Paint Out, Los Gatos 2009

MBPAPA Juried Show Monterey Maritime Museum 2007

Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 2007

Invitational Show, Monterey Art Museum 2009, 2008 2007, 2006

LGAA show, Los Gatos Art Museum Open Juried Show 2009, 2008, 2007

Art in the Chambers, Los Gatos City Hall 2007

SCAA Triton Museum Show, 2nd place 2006

West Valley Faculty Art Shows 2005, 2004, 2003

Professional Awards

1st place Oil & Acrylics SCAA Triton Museum Show 2007

Honorable Mention, LGGA Member Show, Los Gatos Art Museum 2009

1st place Oil & Acrylics SCAA Triton Museum Show 2007

Honorable Mention Los Gatos Art Museum Show 2007

1st Place SCCA Show, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, 2007

2cd Place SCCA Show, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, 2006

City of Laguna Beach Banner Design

Professional Organizations

American Impressionist Society

Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association

Los Gatos Art Association

California Art Club

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Society of Western Artists

Teaching Positions

Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, Art Instructor

West Valley College, Saratoga,CA, Art Instructor

Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, Instructor

Painting Chosen for Wine Magazine