Sue uses photography as references in much of her work. Some photography is also available for purchase. Extended visits to the Queen Charlotte Islands and British Columbia, Japan and the Bird Sanctuary of Midway Island have added variety to her reference library. On going travels throughout the U.S., especially hiking in the Cascade Mountains, kayaking on the many area lakes and bays continually enlarge Sue’s resource library.

Having personally owned dogs, birds, and a variety of pets, and having worked for many years in a veterinary clinic has given Sue an empathetic insight into the individual personalities of the animal and bird kingdom.

Formal training began with the Art Instruction School of Minneapolis. She has studied under numerous artists in a variety of mediums. Sue takes ongoing workshops with the Dakota Arts Center, and many individual workshops. These continue to increase Sue’s knowledge and ability to better portray the personalities of life or spectacular vistas of nature.

Having been raised in the Pacific Northwest, Sue has a deep appreciation for the beauty and majesty of nature. She has always felt a close affinity with the nature and animal life found in the area and elsewhere.

Sue’s art portrays a moment of time in the private life of animals or captures the beauty of nature in its majesty or plant life in it’s precise individual beauty.

Sue paints in oil, pastel and watercolor in a style using fine detail, often giving a highly realistic representation. Her work is in private collections throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Sue’s work is available as originals, various types and sizes of prints, and cards, through various art groups, at numerous venue displays; at Seabear’s in Anacortes, Watermark Bookstore in Anacortes, The Market Gallery in Fairhaven, the Garry Oak Gallery in Oak Harbor.

Merchant Awards: Numerous Skagit Art Association’s Tulip Festival awards, Whatcom Art Guild Ski to Sea Art Festival awards, and others .

Special Awards: Award of Excellence by Museum of History and Art, Heritage Gallery Award, Private Trust Award , Skagit Art Association "Best Tulip Representation" (among 38 booths), and numerous Artist of the Month awards.

Juried Show Participation: Edmonds Art Festival, Art By The Bay in Stanwood, Puyallup Fair’s Fine Art Show, Coupeville Summer Festival, LaConner’s Elements Festival, Allied Arts Holiday Show, Seattle Co-Arts shows, and Associated Artists of Ocean Shores.

AFFILIATIONS: Northwest Pastel Society, Madrona, Artists Northwest, Skagit Art Association, Whatcom Art Guild, Greater Marysville Art Guild, Whidbey Allied Arts, Seattle Co-Arts, Art League North, Stanwood/Camano Art Guild.