"A Pacific Colorist"

 
Susie Y. Anderson has been described as a "Pacific Colorist" with her own distinctive impressionistic style. She is a devoted and prolific oil painter, and is especially passionate about painting "en plein air" (outdoors). For her, this approach to creating a work revitilizes and renews her painting instincts. She is a juried member of Oil Painters of America (one of only four artists selected from Hawaii), and a Signature Member of the Plein Air Painters of Hawaii. Wherever she travels, Susie finds inspiration for her work, ranging from the dramatic beachscapes and landscapes of Hawaii to the vast farmlands and snow-covered mountains of Park City, Utah.

Susie's paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections world-wide, and in the permanent collections of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the City & County of Honolulu.  She has won many honors for her work in juried shows including five Best-of-Show awards.  She was juried into the prestigious "Artists of Hawaii" show at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and American Savings Bank selected 14 of her paintings for its 2001 wall calendar, and again in 2005. American Express Company showcased her talents as their featured artist at the 2002 ASTA World Travel Congress in Hawaii. Buzz’s Steakhouse, a historic island eatery, commissioned a painting for its annual lunar calendar poster. 


Susie has lived in Hawaii since 1969 and is a graduate of the University of Southern California holding degrees in fine arts and medical illustration. She worked for the University of Hawaii School of Medicine as a medical illustrator and graphic designer for 14 years. Susie then formed her own litigation graphics company, Visually Speaking Inc., before becoming a full-time, professional fine artist. Although landscapes and beachscapes interest her most at the moment, she enjoys an occasional figurative piece and plans on painting more on the mainland, attracted by a diversity of subjects and new challenges depicting the light and color of the western states. Whether in Hawaii or elsewhere, you might find Susie at inspiring locations—especially at sunrise or sunset—armed with paints and easel, interpreting the day`s remarkable light on canvas. She hopes you enjoy her work and always welcomes your e-mail and phone calls.


Susie is a member of The Gallery at Ward Centre, and is also represented by Nohea Gallery in Honolulu and Maui Hands and Kaukini Galleries on Maui. You may also find her reproductions at more than 20 locations island-wide, including the Honolulu Academy of Arts Gift Shop. In Park City, Utah, where Susie is a part-time resident, her reproductions may be found at Right Angle Framing and Right At Home.