Sue Gunter
www.skywavestudios.com
“By going out into the natural world, I’m actually going in”
John Muir
I am compelled to document the landscape and remind the viewer of the beauty at our doorstep. I try to evoke the feeling of mystery and yearning that Nature gives us.
My modern realism style has aspects of impressionism and abstraction. Fascinated by the interplay of shadow and light on form, I keep brush stokes to a minimum and use multiple glazes to build the painting. Thus my work is referred to as “lively and spontaneous”. These paintings are based on observations of nature, but the resulting work is from the heart.
As more and more of the countryside disappears and becomes urban sprawl, this compulsion becomes my mission.
Education:
2000 - 2009 Dundas Valley School of Art Continuing Ed Certificate
2005 May Plein Air Painting, David McEwen Lodeve, France
1998 - 2009 Southampton School of Art (SSA) Continuing Studies
1983, 1987 George Brown and Mohawk College Jewellery Design and Construction
1976 - 1977 American Gem Society Certified Gemologist and Registered Jeweller 1972 - 1975 Gemological Institute of America Graduate Gemologist
Specialization: Jewellery Custom Design and Construction Painting, Mixed Media and Collage
Teaching Experience:
2006 to present Jewellery Construction Workshop Southampton School of Art, Sunrise Gallery
2006 to present Open Studio and Painting Classes Sunrise Gallery Michael’s Art’s & Crafts
2005 – 2008 Recreational Art Therapy Idlewyld Manor, Hamilton
Organizations and Affiliations:
2007 to present, member of Sunrise Gallery Artist’s co-op, Hamilton
2007 to present, member of Arts Hamilton
2007 to present, member of Southampton Art Society
2006 to present, member of Shoreline Artists, Southampton
2005 to present, member of Women’s Art Association, Hamilton
Collections:
Private and Corporate collections - Canada, United States, New Zealand, England |
