Details
| First Name | Susan |
| Last Name | Murray |
| Username | susan-murray |
| Website | |
| Region | Dumfries & Galloway |
| Disciplines | Drawing, Illustration, Painting |
| Themes | Botanical, Figurative, Landscape, Portraits |
Statement
| Statement | Artist specialising in coloured pencil complimented by the use of other forms of media. Such as PanPastels pastels and wax crayons. Mixing, working & blending the pigment on the support is vital to my creative process due to the nature of the medium. Controllability of coloured pencils enables small details to be achieved. Fascinated by contrast, how the light and dark contributes to the building up of human or animal form, and developed out of a collection of resources, gathered over the course of time and are then compiled, manipulated until the correct balance of light, dark and colour is achieved. Coloured pencil is a very unforgiving medium with little room for error. At a certain point in the development there can be no rubbing out or painting over. The tooth of the paper dictates when mistakes can be corrected. My practice is focused on portraiture, both human and animals, commission and non-commission. Essentially the aim is to breathe life, character and mood into each piece, and for the recipients of the drawing to be able to relate and connect to the subject matter of the piece. |
Biography
| Biography | Susan is a professional artist/illustrator originally from Lincolnshire but is now based in the southwest of Scotland. She studied at Carlisle Art College for four years in the 80’s gaining a National Diploma in Applied Design and a Higher National Diploma in Design & Textiles. When a fortuitous twist of fate happened in 2017, and Susan stumbled upon coloured pencil artists on YouTube. She was enthralled by the medium’s vibrant possibilities, which sparked a new chapter in Susan’s artistic narrative. She has pursued her own creative practice ever since.
In the last four years she has entered many Juried in exhibitions both physical and online and has received many awards: – UK Coloured Pencil Society – World of Coloured Pencil Exhibition, Sept-Oct 2023 – Pencil Museum, Keswick – Best in Show Award Camelback Gallery (Online International Juried Exhibition) – All Animals 2023 (August) – Finalist Camelback Gallery (Online International Juried Exhibition) – Shades of Red 2023 (July) – Finalist Artist Space Gallery (Online International Juried Exhibition) – Yellow Art Exhibition 2023 (June) – Award for Excellent Art Achievement TopArtAwards.com (Online International Juried Exhibition) – Year End Masters 2022 (December) – Finalist SAA Artist of the Year Exhibition, Sept-Oct 2022 – Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery, Nottingham, UK – Finalist, Support All Artists Award 2022 UK Coloured Pencil Society – Annual Open Exhibition, October 2021 – Oxo Bargehouse Gallery, London, UK – Color Pencil Society of America’s Award for Excellence, also Awarded Signature Status by the UK Coloured Pencil Society International Contemporary Art Gallery (Online) – All Animal Art Exhibition 2021 – Awarded 5th Place. Draw with LAW – 7th Patreon Exhibition – September 2020 – Highly Commended Award Color Magazine 21st Annual Members Show 2020 – Honourable Mention Award Light Space Time – International Juried online Exhibition – 10th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 – Special Recognition Award Light Space Time – International Juried online Exhibition – 10th Animal Art Exhibition 2020 – Two Special Merit Awards Light Space Time – International Juried online Exhibition – 9th All Woman Art Exhibition 2020 – Honourable Mention (12th overall) & Special Merit Award Light Space Time – International Juried online Exhibition – 9th Nature Art Exhibition 2019 – Honourable Mention Award & Special Merit Award
I have been published in Color Magazine in Feb 2019 issue and the May 2022 issue. My art is also publicised in the book CP Treasures volume 6 (2019), volume 7 (2020), and volume 8 (2021) which is a global juried in publication. I have also been featured in CP Magic magazine (May 2023 issue), which I also wrote a coloured pencil tutorial. |