Susan began her art career at the Erie Art Museum in Pennsylvania as a young child. She continued studying art through high school and then went on to Kent State University as a Fine Arts Major.  Her medium has always been drawing and painting and her style is impressionistic realism. She spends about half of her time painting en plein air and the balance in her studio working from reference photos. Primarily a pastel artist, Susan continues to study and paint watercolors as it gives her balance as she moves from one medium to the other.  Her favorite subjects are figures, portraits, interiors and architecture in landscape. “It’s all about the light” is how she describes her paintings but she is quick to add that making all that contrast work depends heavily on the values to create the depth that makes her subjects come to life. And, of course, a good composition is essential.

Being an active painter, Susan is a member of the art community. She has shown her work in both local and national exhibitions and her paintings have won many awards. She is a member of several art organizations including Connecticut Pastel Society, Academic Artists, Glastonbury Arts and Tolland County Art Association where she was President for four years. She also leads a plein air group during May through September and is a member of Nutmeg Pastelists with whom she paints weekly and participates in group shows.

Visit Susan’s website www.susanbosworth.com for more information, as well as samples of her work.