Susie’s paintings are driven by her finds and the objects she encounters on her journeys. They play with vibrant colour and experimental mark making, allowing the image to find its own presence out of the creative process. For Untitled 2026, Susie will be exhibiting a specially curated show called ‘Where nature meets culture’ featuring the acrylic on linen paintings from her series ‘In between’, including drawings of plants from her series ‘Plantfolio’, cards and flies !
‘In between’
‘Picking my way around old alleyways and plots of neglected allotments in the former East Germany, I have felt the echo of voices, the warm earth and smell of ripening apples speaking of communities coming together, children playing and running wild, people trading plants and seeds, sharing coffee and cake in their own personal pavilions. ‘In between’ records the remnants of those lives, those stories and this place as a site of creativity, with what remains to tell the tale.’
‘Plantfolio’
Using an illustrated catalogue of house plants, I added drawings of non-native plants from collections in greenhouses and homes. Digitised, edited, printed and reworked, these works play on a number of themes, including the tension between appropriation and beauty, where the semblance of the original plants are re-envisioned.