ORIEL Q GALLERY - ARTIST OF THE MONTH

FOR june 2020

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Susan Sands

From a wide base with work ranging broadly from oil, acrylic and water colour paintings to original prints in a variety of media produced on her studio press, she dispenses with a house style, (it is sometimes difficult to recognize a recent Susan Sands) preferring to use the technique best suited for a particular subject.

Influences - In the last 16 years, many visits to India, land of her birth, have led to a keen interest in the people, landscape and architecture of the country, with all its inspiring colour and pattern. Never without a small sketchbook, she develops her drawings into larger works once back in the studio.  None of her Indian work or prints feature here.  They can be found on her website .www.susansands.co.uk

Approaches to Painting - Working in such a variety of media, Susan likes to experiment, borrowing from her printmaking skills to add texture to enliven the surface. As happy in an ‘on the spot’ painting to reflect the landscape in a fairly literal sense, as she is to develop a drawing in a more abstract way back in the studio; she enjoys an approach both flexible and explorative.