About Sue

Inspired by the natural world, Sue’s delicate yet vibrant watercolours reflect a strong emotional connection to her environment: local beaches, farmlands and woodlands, and the plants and creatures encountered there on daily walks, emerge in her very personal and evocative paintings.

Sue is passionate about the immediacy and magic of watercolour: “There is no greater excitement than watching pigment explode and flare in water; the fluidity allows a range from the diffuse and delicate to bold and juicy use of paint. Because light is reflected from the paper through layers of paint, one is able to achieve a high level of luminosity, making the paintings fresh, atmospheric and evocative “

• Sue is a selected member of the Water Colour Society of Ireland, with whom she exhibits annually.

• Her floral paintings have been awarded numerous medals, including Gold, at the Exhibitions of Floral and Botanical Art at Bloom in Dublin. She has also had floral paintings selected for exhibition with the Society of Botanical Artists in London.

• She has undertaken commission work of bird paintings for the RSPB’s charity Christmas card range.

• Sue has held a number of successful solo shows, and participates regularly in Art Fairs and group exhibitions around Ireland

• Her paintings have been bought by private and corporate collectors all around the world