Venue
Venue Address
Gooseham Lake
East Street
Chulmleigh
Venue Postcode
EX18 7DD
What3Words
///tripling.zeal.mascot
Directions
From Chulmleigh centre go down East Street. As you leave the village, the drive up to the studio is on the left, just after the last house. Please avoid driving up the drive. Dogs on leads are very welcome. You can park in the turning circle opposite for a short period of time.
Parking
There are several car parks in the centre of Chulmleigh
Venue Facilities
Artist statement
A member of The Society of Graphic Fine Art, Sue creates atmospheric drawings, etchings & portraits in ink, charcoal & graphite.
Alongside recent portrait commissions, there will be new drawings & etchings inspired by long walks with Bess the Lurcher in North Devon.
Prints, cards & originals available + wonderful studio views.
Extended Bio
Sue’s work is in several private collections. She is a member of The Society of Graphic Fine Art and The Oxford Art Society and has been selected to exhibit with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Society of British Artists and The Royal Watercolour Society.
She creates work exploring the stories hidden in the quiet environment of tree, land and sky. Here she enjoys watching the slow interaction between trees and the land they have settled in. Using drawing media and printing techniques, she explores the atmosphere of this environment in all its woody detail, as well as drawing the wildlife around her. She is particularly drawn to the drama of the starling dance against winter skies. She spends most winters observing roosts around the UK and this leads to a few works each winter. Thousands of individually ink-drawn birds overlap one another again and again in an attempt to recreate the remarkable fluidity of aerial display.
A much-respected portrait artist, she works in graphite pencil to explore the human narrative by focusing on the subtle ways in which we look, speak and gesture. Graphite is chosen for a reason – it has a natural warmth and versatility; the eye is not distracted by colour and the smallest drawn stroke can utterly change what you see. The fact that it can also be easily rubbed out is also a quiet reminder that this is a momentary record of a time already passed in a life of constant change. Portrait work is to commission, with the occasional pet portrait sneaking in.
