About Susan Roberts
Susan
grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and was always in the process of painting or
creating something. While studying art in college, her love of travel took her
to the Bahamas and while vacationing there, she met her future husband.
The crystal clear waters of the Bahamas soon became her new home and its
teeming tropical life her new canvas. Susan’s art studies continued by attending
weekly painting workshops under the guidance and in the studios of well known
local artists. Going to location painting classes was another way to merge her
interests.
A move to educate her children stateside, brought Susan to a quiet, arts
oriented town in Florida. Taking classes and workshops with several renowned
local talents there has continued to shape Susan’s direction and style in her
paintings. It also introduced her to various techniques and use of mediums of
which oils and watercolors continue to be her favorites for their richness and
depth of color.
Although Susan is relatively new on the commercial art scene, her work is in
private collections both stateside and abroad. Many of her original pieces are
spoken for before they are even completed, and each one is truly a labour of
love. If you are lucky enough to be traveling through the islands, it is not
unusual to see Susan hard at work, at one of her family’s retreats, trying to
capture a beautiful piece of the Bahamas on her canvas--if she is not out in a
small boat immersed in it!
Continuing to live between two ‘worlds’ and 2 warm weather cultures, Susan tries
to impart the best from both in the creative process, and she hopes her
paintings reflect this. Her fascination of the underwater world is apparent, and
her love of the wildlife that inhabit these surroundings resonates within her
compositions.
Susan’s hope is that in visually sharing what she sees, with her style of
realism and use of colour, that she has captured images of the amazing world
that surrounds us and that you are as moved and excited by what you see as she
is. If you have never been beneath the waves, you can now ‘feel’ as though you
actually are!