Susiehyer is jokingly known to her friends and fellow artists as a
painting maniac . “I’ll paint pretty much anywhere, anytime” she says. You
can find her painting in 90 degree heat on a Denver sidewalk, standing knee-deep
in snow on a piece of cardboard, or painting at night with a headlamp on top of
her head.
Always wanting to learn and grow as a painter, she constantly
tries new things with new materials and ways of putting down paint. She works
easily on cotton or linen canvas or canvas paper, hardboard, birch panels, or masonite. A few years
ago she was working strictly with walnut oil based paints and mediums. “What
happens if I paint THAT but do it THIS way?” is a phrase she can be heard
saying. This accounts for the slight stylistic differences in the look of the
paintings. Most recently she has chosen to focus on the visual aspects of
painting, thanks to the influences of such noted painters as Kevin Weckbach and
Quang Ho. Landscape painting is, at the moment, her current passion, although
“any subject matter is fair game for a painting exploration”. The following
pages represent a cross section of the type of work she does.
Keep in mind that different computers can change the color, brightness and
contrast of a piece of work. The only way to truly experience each painting is
to see it in person!
