Susiehyer

 I look at the relationships between the big value shapes and their proportions, and try to find some kind of a visual pattern in them. My goal is to have a solid abstract design underneath the painting. How I put down the paint is my response to the subject matter, the specific materials and surfaces I’m using, or how I’m feeling at the time. I may have a specific goal for the painting in terms of what I want to explore. If I am lucky, I can let go of wanting it to turn out a certain way, surrender to what is happening and allow it to evolve by itself without my brain getting in the way. Those are the paintings I usually like the most.

Susiehyer is represented by several galleries along the Front Range. Her work can be seen in many private and corporate collections. She maintains a home and studio in Evergreen, Colorado where she lives with her husband and two children. She continues to challenge herself artistically, traveling to paint en plein air, and working from sketches and photos in the studio. Recent painting trips include Tahiti, Hawaii, Corsica, France, Taos, Rocky Mountain National Park, Portugal, California, and the New Jersey Coast. She currently teaches workshops at the Evergreen Art Center.

Selected Exhibitions
The Framed Image, Littleton, CO 2007
Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, CO 2007
Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO 2007
Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO 2004
Gallery AF, Alliance Francaise Denver, 2004

Selected Awards
High Plein Air Denver 2007, Colorado History Museum, Best of Show, 1st Place Award
Paint Sculpt Shoot Evergreen 2007: Best of Show,
Estes Park Plein Air 2007: Third Place Winner
Estes Park Plein Air 2006 : Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Silver Award
Estes Park Plein Air 2005, Award of Excellence
Artists of Colorado 2003, Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO. Award of Excellence

Selected Publications
The Colorado Landscape, Fresco Fine Art Publications, 2007
American Art Collector, Alcove Books, 2007
Best of Oil Artists and Artisans, Kennedy Publications, 2007
Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine, 2004
Mountain Country Life Magazine, cover, 2004